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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Nagarjuna’s analysis of arising

Completing teaching from Chapter 8, explaining Nagarjuna's four-point analysis of arising.

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Nominally existent self

Continuing the teaching from Chapter 8, using the examples to explain who cycles in samsara.

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Wisdom

Monk chat: Questions about reality and attaining lib...

Short videos covering questions about arhats, karma, and the nature of reality.

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Meditation

Conventional and ultimate bodhicitta

An in-depth discussion of the two types of bodhicitta: conventional and ultimate.

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Retaliation

Covering Verses 122-132 from Chapter 6, exploring various reasons why retaliation against those who harm…

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Monastic Life

Being mindful of our precepts and values

Our real practice is to reformat how we think and then change our lives.

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Antidotes to Afflictions

Meditation on antidotes to jealousy

A guided meditation on identifying the faults of jealousy and apply antidotes to reduce jealousy…

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Working with Emotions

Developing inner peace through generosity and ethica...

How Buddhist teachings can help us align with four keys to mental health: resilience, positive…

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