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Becoming a Monastic

Home

A poem about what the word "home" means for a monastic.

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Mindfulness and fear

Covering Verses 1-5 of Chapter 5 'Guarding Introspection' and discussing how to work with fear…

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Amitabha

Protected and Remembered by All Buddhas: The Buddha ...

Buddha Shakyamuni presents to his disciple Śāriputra a detailed description of Sukhāvatī, the pure land…

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

The complexity of karma

Explaining accounts of karmic events that can be difficult to comprehend and describing the causes…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Where do the afflictions exist?

Reflecting on what benefiting others truly means and teaching on Chapter 4 Verses 46 -…

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Tibetan Tradition

The rise of women in Buddhism: Has the ice been broken?

In this panel discussion recorded in 2014, Venerable Thubten Chodron and others consider the problems…

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Creating our future

Continuing the teaching on purifying destructive karma and explaining how we can make wise decisions…

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Buddhist Worldview

Buddhism from a practitioner’s perspective

Venerable Chodron is interviewed for a forthcoming textbook on world religions.

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Love and Self-esteem

Building your inner confidence

How to build confidence by accepting who we are, becoming our own friend, and recognizing…

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Purifying destructive karma

Teaching how to purify past destructive karma by practicing the four opponent powers: regret, antidote,…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Resolving to overcome our afflictions

Reviewing Verse 33 and continuing through Verse 39 of Chapter 4, teaching on a strong…

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