Teachings

Teachings on the Buddhist worldview from introductory talks to comprehensive explanations of the stages of the path to awakening.

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Cherishing our enemies

Covering Verses 104-112 of Chapter 6 "Patience" and exploring various reasonings for why we should…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Name and form

Teaching from Chapter 7, covering the third link according to the Pali tradition and explaining…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Help and harm

Covering Verses 97-105 of Chapter 6 on how we can see those who harm us…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Consciousness

Teaching from Chapter 7, explaining the third link of the twelve links of dependent origination,…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Praise and reputation

Looking at the disadvantages of attachment to praise and blame, covering Verses 90-98 of Chapter…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Formative action

Continuing teaching from Chapter 7, explaining formative action, the second of the twelve links of…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Biting the hook of anger

Commenting on Ver. 85-90, Chapter 6, demonstrating how using daily events can reveal the faults…

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Crises in monastic life

Exploring the practice of fortitude in terms of working with various crises that can arise…

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Wisdom

Selflessness of phenomena

A teaching on the selflessness of phenomena and how to investigate an object.

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Review of the four truths

Reviewing Chapter 1, covering four truths and sixteen attributes of the four truths.

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Jealousy

Giving commentary to Verses 73-84 of Chapter 6, explaining the disadvantages of, and antidotes to,…

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Dependent arising

How dependent arising helps to understand emptiness.

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