Teachings at Sravasti Abbey
Teachings based on a commentary by Khensur Jampa Tegchok on Nagarjuna's Precious Garland of Advice for a King.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Chapter 1: Upper rebirth and highest good
An introduction to the text in the context of Nagarjuna's other treatises on the Middle…
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Chapter 1: Verses 2-3
Because a series of good rebirths provides the foundation for liberation and awakening, the causes…
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Chapter 1: Verses 4-9
To generate wisdom a series of upper rebirths is needed. Upper rebirth requires confidence in…
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Chapter 1: Verses 10-13
To attain an upper rebirth to continue working for awakening we need to abandon destructive…
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Chapter 1: Verses 14-19
By reflecting on the results of actions we can change our behavior to have conducive…
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Precious Garland review: Characteristics of karma
With an understanding of the four general characteristics of karma we will see the importance…
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Abandoning the 10 nonvirtues, part 1
Review of the first five of the ten non-virtuous pathways: killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying,…
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Abandoning the 10 nonvirtues, part 2
A review of the nonvirtuous pathways of harsh speech and idle talk. Looking at the…
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Abandoning the 10 nonvirtues, part 3
Review of the three mental nonvirtuous pathways of action: covetousness, maliciousness, and wrong view.
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Chapter 1: Verses 20-24
The essential thing to remember is don't engage in nonvirtue, engage in virtue. How do…
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Chapter 1: Verses 25-26
A correct understanding of emptiness leads to developing wisdom, while misunderstanding emptiness leads to a…
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Chapter 1: Verses 27-32
Looking at how grasping at a truly existent I causes problems and binds us to…
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