Exploring Monastic Life 2012
How monastic life helps us to subdue our afflictions.
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Motivation and community
How to cultivate a motivation of compassion and kindness for others while living in community.
View PostSeeking liberation
Examining what is deep in our hearts that we cannot ignore and want to live…
View PostTurning the wheel of Dharma
A continuing narration of the Buddha's life and how his story parallels our own lives.
View PostWhy are we not happy?
Considering how a monastic life style can be a powerful method helping to subdue afflictions.
View PostSangha and community living
Buddha's reasons for establishing a four-fold sangha and the benefits of monastic community living.
View PostMonasticism meeting modernity
With Buddhism going global, different cultures and values might influence how we apply the precepts…
View Post“Connected Discourses with Kassapa”
To implode our field of attachment and aversion while expanding our field of love and…
View PostPure teaching of Dharma
When people show respect to you as a monastic, consider that they are bowing to…
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