ethical conduct

Teachings on ethical conduct, a fundamental Buddhist practice that is based on avoiding harmful actions and engaging in constructive actions.

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Ven. Chodron and Ven. Damcho and Borneo Tribal Village community.
Good Karma Short Retreats

Applying the teachings on karma in our lives

How to apply the teachings on karma in daily life to engage in constructive actions…

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Ven. Chodron and Ven. Damcho and Borneo Tribal Village community.
Good Karma Short Retreats

The four characteristics of karma and purification

Understanding the four basic principles of karma helps to transform actions in a positive way.…

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Ven. Chodron and Ven. Damcho and Borneo Tribal Village community.
Good Karma Short Retreats

Mind as the source of happiness and pain

The principle cause of our experience is our previous karma, actions done in the past.…

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Looking up through two modern skyc=sca=rapers
Ethics in the Modern World

Morality in a modern world

In the modern age, technology enables more ways to engage in the ten paths of…

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Venerable teaching and smiling.
Wheel of Sharp Weapons

“Good Karma” book launch

Karmic results are happening all the time in our life and all the time we…

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Thangka image of Nagarjuna.
Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Quiz questions Part 7 for Precious Garland

Questions to review our understanding of the most recent talks on Nagarjuna’s "Precious Garland of…

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Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Chapter 5: Verses 424-433

Completion of the commentary on the 57 faults to be abandoned including how to meditate…

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Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Chapter 5: Verses 413-423

Continued commentary on the 57 faults to be abandoned including the varieties of attachment.

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Don't Believe Everything You Think

“Don’t Believe Everything You Think̶...

The verses of "The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas" describe practices to transform the way we…

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Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Chapter 5: Verses 405-412

Continued commentary on the auxiliary mental afflictions to be abandoned, focusing on the seven types…

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Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Chapter 5: Verses 401-405

By identifying the mental afflictions and how they harm others and ourselves we will be…

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Gomchen Lamrim

The 37 harmonies with awakening, part 2

The 37 harmonies continued with explanation of the seven factors of enlightenment and the eightfold…

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