Exploring the core elements of a monastic lifestyle in the last teaching in the 2018 EML retreat.
Core elements of a monastic lifestyle
Series of teachings by Venerable Thubten Chodron from the annual Exploring Monastic Life program at Sravasti Abbey in which participants examine life as a monastic. Use the links below and in the sidebar to the left to access related topics.
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Series of teachings by Venerable Thubten Chodron from the annual Exploring Monastic Life program at Sravasti Abbey in which participants examine life as a monastic. Use the links below and in the sidebar to the left to access related topics.
How monastics differ from laypeople
Discussing the things that change after ordination.
A monastic’s commitments & the benefits of monasteries
Discussing the commitments that monastics make when ordaining and the benefits monasteries provide society.
How precepts transform society
The other advantages of monastic precepts: to transform society, to bring about individual liberation, and to ensure the longevity of the Dharma.
How precepts promote harmony in the sangha
The three kinds of precepts (pratimoksa, bodhisattva, and tantric) and how the first two reasons for precepts promote harmony in the sangha.
The six harmonies of monastic life
The six harmonies of the Sangha described by the Buddha: physical, verbal, mental, keeping precepts, views, and sharing requisites.
A history of monastic lineages
History and status of full ordination for women.
Ten reasons for monastic precepts
Continuing the story of Sudina, where the Buddha explains 10 reasons for laying down the first monastic precept.
The first monastic precept
The story of Venerable Sudina, a monk whose transgression occasioned the first monastic precept.
Why ordain young?
The story of Venerable Ratthapala and his response to a king who asked why he ordained while still young..
