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 Jampa “Precious Garland” review: Quiz part 2 q...
Discussion of quiz part 2 questions 19-21 to review verses from Chapter 1. An explanation…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Chapter 2: Verses 124-136
By decreasing our faults, like lying and greed, and enhancing our good qualities, we can…
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Chapter 2: Verses 137-143
The qualities that we want to look for in good friends and develop ourselves to…
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Chapter 2: Verses 144-158
Overcoming attachments that lead to problems, now and in the future—intoxicants, gambling and sexual desire.…
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Chapter 2: Verses 158-171
By examining the impure nature of the body to see it for what it is…
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Chapter 2: Verses 171-176
An explanation of the three causes of becoming a bodhisattva. How the causes for full…
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Chapter 2: Verses 177-189
Reflecting on the inner qualities and actions that give rise to the 32 signs of…
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Chapter 2: Verses 190-200
Looking at the causes of the signs of the Buddha's body shows us what to…
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Chapter 3: Verses 201-213
The collection of merit that gives rise to the 32 signs of a buddha is…
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Chapter 3: Verses 212-214
Explanation of the syllogism for establishing the emptiness of persons and phenomena because they are…
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Chapter 3: Verses 215-223
The four immeasurable factors that make full awakening possible. How the collections of merit and…
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Chapter 3: Verses 214-230
Creating the two collections—merit and wisdom—by abandoning the three poisons and practicing the three roots…
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