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A nun stands by a lake with open meadow and trees.
Mind and Mental Factors

Joyous effort and pliancy

Overcoming laziness in order to practice Dharma. The importance of cultivating mental flexibility to strengthen…

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A nun stands by a lake with open meadow and trees.
Mind and Mental Factors

Non-hatred and non-bewilderment

How to be open-minded to develop patience and love. The importance of thinking about and…

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A nun stands by a lake with open meadow and trees.
Mind and Mental Factors

Non-attachment

Cultivating non-attachment in order to relate to the world in a balanced way.

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Stained glass in an Anglican church.
Interfaith Dialogue

Love unbounded

Delight in contemplating life within a religious community.

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Couple exchanging rings at wedding ceremony.
Family and Friends

A celebration of love

A Buddhist couple share on the format of their wedding celebration, which included guided meditations…

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A couple's hands together.
Family and Friends

A Buddhist marriage blessing

Practices that couples getting married can do to make merit and share their deepest aspirations…

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A nun stands by a lake with open meadow and trees.
Mind and Mental Factors

Concentration and wisdom

Interplay between mental factors and correlation to lamrim for developing meditative stabilization and wisdom.

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Cesara, a guest at the Abbey, emptying water bowls.
Refuge in the Three Jewels

Purifying for refuge practice

Why purification is necessary; practices for taking refuge in spiritual mentors, the Buddhas, the Dharma,…

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A nun stands by a lake with open meadow and trees.
Mind and Mental Factors

Appreciation and mindfulness

What is mindfulness and how it plays an important role in study, meditation and ethical…

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