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Venerable Thubten Chodron A letter to a friend considering ordination
Questions to consider before making the commitment to be ordained.
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama H. H. the Dalai Lama answers questions
The meaning of precepts and how to follow the vinaya with joy.
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Bhikshu Gendun Rinpoche - Jun 1, 1996
For the good of all beings
The sangha is crucial because it ensures the durability of the Dharma experience by understanding…
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Bhikshu Thich Nhat Hanh
- Jun 1, 1996
Being a monastic in the West
Practicing mindfulness leads us to the happiness that is the absence of ill-being.
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Tenzin Kiyosaki Monastic ordination
Looking at ordination and the higher training in ethics as a path to liberation from…
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Lack of faith, forgetfulness, non-introspective aler...
How to be aware of mental factors that affect our practice and how to develop…
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Concealment, lethargy, laziness
How the afflictions related to ignorance impede spiritual progress and how to overcome them.
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Complacency, agitation
Teachings on the afflictions derived from attachment and antidotes to them.
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Life as Buddhist nun in the West
The challenges and lessons learned by a Western nun help to understand what it means…
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