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Venerable Sangye Khadro The five appropriated aggregates are suffering
Examining suffering to develop disenchantment with samsara.
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Venerable Thubten Lamsel Worthwhile people
In the Beginning Buddhism class in Spokane, Abbey monastics are reading and sharing from Venerable…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Common guidelines and maintaining proper refuge
Explaining the common guidelines and maintaining proper refuge, teaching from Chapter 3.
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Bringing compassion into every moment
Practical ways to bring compassion into everyday life.
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Meditation on how compassion changes us
Guided contemplation on how compassion has changed our life and views.
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Rebirth, karma, and emptiness
An examination of "What is a person?" through the lens of continuity, rebirth, and karma.
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Guidelines for each of the Three Jewels
Describing the guidelines for each of the Three Jewels and the first two of the…
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Why the truth of suffering is taught first
The importance of contemplating the truth of suffering.
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Formally taking refuge
Explaining the section on formally taking refuge, and covering how to deepen our refuge by…
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Shakyamuni Buddha Assembly of the Immeasurable Life Tathāgata
The Sūtra of the Great Accumulation of Treasures Fascicles 17 & 181Assembly Five Parts One…
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