Buddha nature

Teachings on buddha nature, the innate quality of the mind that enables all beings to attain enlightenment.

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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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Buddha in bright radiating light.
LR14 Bodhisattva Deeds

The three types of laziness

Continuing to explore far-reaching joyous effort by looking at the three types of laziness and…

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LR06 Death

Meditations on impermanence and death

Explanation of the gross and subtle impermanence, and followed by detailed instruction on how to…

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Group photo of Exploring Monastic Life participants and abbey community.
LR05 Precious Human Life

Obtaining a precious human life

The purpose and meaning of a precious human life, and the difficulty of obtaining such…

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Thangka image of a Buddha.
LR02 Introduction to the Lamrim

Basic Buddhist topics

An overview of topics such as the mind, rebirth, cyclic existence, and enlightenment, as an…

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