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Review: Equanimity & recognizing others as our ...
Developing equanimity and a conviction in rebirth.
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Meditation on developing equanimity
Guided meditation to develop an even-minded attitude without bias.
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Things depend on other things
Interview on how the teachings on interdependence apply to daily life.
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Full ordination for women
Giving an overview and brief history of full ordination for women in the Buddhist Vinaya…
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Guarding one’s bodhicitta
Practices to prevent bodhicitta from degenerating in this life and future lives.
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Challenges for Western monastics
Explaining how the Tibetan monasteries function and describing the challenges for the western monastics, teaching…
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The ritual for adopting bodhicitta
Explanation of the ritual to cultivate aspiring bodhicitta.
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Life worth living
Exploring what it means to live a good life from a Buddhist perspective.
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Commitment to contentment
Discussing the importance of monastics cultivating an attitude of contentment and commitment to upholding the…
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Taking and giving—tonglen
Explanation of exchanging self and others and taking and giving.
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Ten points monastics should reflect on
Explaining ten points that the Buddha recommended for all monastics to reflect on; also, how…
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Cherishing others
The benefits of cherishing others, and what it means to exchange oneself and others.
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