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Guidance from teachers of various Buddhist traditions on the importance of ensuring that women experience full equality in their opportunity to practice and teach the Dharma.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Chinese bhikshunis visit Sravasti Abbey
A question-and-answer session with Chinese bhikshunis who visited the Abbey to help conduct the ordination…
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Trip to India
Venerable Thubten Chodron talks about her trip to India and the precious opportunity to meet…
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Venerable Thubten Damcho How precious is monastic community
The conditions for a stable monastic community, where beginners can train, are extremely rare and…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Developing and sustaining bodhi resolve
Monastics from different traditions discussed cultivating joyous effort and bodhicitta in a difficult modern world.
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A monastic’s mind
A talk directed at monastics but valuable for all. The value of having a monastic…
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Question and answer session with nuns in Indonesia
Questions on various topics including gender equality of monastics, relating to the spiritual teacher and…
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Trip to Singapore and Dharamsala
After being away for nearly six weeks, Venerable Thubten Chodron recounts her time teaching in…
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Building community the monastic way
Monastics of different traditions discussed the importance of harmonious community life and ways in which…
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Venerable Pema - Jun 18, 2011
Venerable Pema Donning the robes
One nun's path from being a householder with interest in Buddhism, to spiritual director of…
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Death under the bodhi tree
The unexpected death of a monastic at a holy site stirs thoughts of how self-deprecation…
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Serving one’s spiritual mentor
How a Dharma student’s motivation was strengthened by offering service to her teacher.
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