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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Practical advice on manners

Covering Verses 91-100 of Chapter 5, discussing advice on manners, namely actions such as spitting,…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Clusters of afflictions

Teaching from Chapter 3, continuing with the auxiliary afflictions, describing those derived from ignorance and…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Giving our body and the Dharma

Discussing how to skillfully give our body and the Dharma for the benefit of ourselves…

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Meditation

How to meditate: An interview with Venerable Sangye ...

The main obstacles for beginners learning to meditate and how to overcome them to achieve…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Auxiliary afflictions

Teaching from Chapter 3, explaining the auxiliary afflictions in the Sanskrit tradition, covering the afflictions…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Joyfully engaging in virtue

Discussing ways to think, speak and act in order to joyfully create virtue in the…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Other types of afflictions

Continuing teaching from Chapter 3, describing different types of defilements, covering afflictions and underlying tendencies.

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Rejoicing in others’ qualities

Covering Verses 74-79 of Chapter 5, discussing the transformative practice of rejoicing in others' qualities,…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Acting appropriately

Covering Verses 71 - 75 of Chapter 5, discussing practical advice about how to do…

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Good Karma Annual Retreat

The eight worldly concerns

How subduing the eight worldly concerns is the first step in living a spiritual or…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

The filth of the body

Covers Verses 5.60-5.70, discussing how to cultivate a sense of the body's lack of cleanliness,…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Resolute and stable

Covering Verses 5.54-5.60 on how to be resolute in the Dharma practice, cultivate mental stability,…

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