Teachings
Teachings on the Buddhist worldview from introductory talks to comprehensive explanations of the stages of the path to awakening.
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Intoxicants and celibacy
Explaining the two precepts westerners have the most difficulty with—taking intoxicants and unwise or unkind…
View PostWho is tired?
Discussing how change is a constant process rather than a sequence of permanent moments.
View PostThe five aggregates are empty, also
How conventional and ultimate bodhicitta eliminate self-grasping and self-centeredness.
View PostThe perfection of wisdom
An introduction to the Heart Sutra and the importance of studying this profound text.
View PostWhy is the Vinaya important if things are empty?
Why ethical conduct is the foundation of compassion and how these are essential for cultivating…
View PostSearching for the self
Commentary on the "Sutta on a Lump of Foam" (SN 22.95) analyzing how the five…
View PostBenefits of practicing the Pratimoksha
Explaining the different Vinaya schools, also how the practice of Vinaya and having limits helps…
View PostHow karma is accumulated
Identifying karma that is accumulated and how you die and are reborn.
View PostThe Pratimoksha ethical code
Explaining the Pratimoksha ethical code, for lay practitioners and monastics, continuing the teaching from Chapter…
View PostFaults of the mental afflictions
The five types of afflictive views and the faults of the afflictions.
View PostReview of the Homage to Shakyamuni Buddha
Leading a review of the Homage to Shakyamuni Buddha to meditate on these meaningful epithets.
View PostIdentifying attachment
Review of the lamrim outline and examining attachment and its antidotes.
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