Exploring Monastic Life 2008
Why and how monastics keep precepts, cultivate contentment and concentration, and benefit society.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Introducing Exploring Monastic Life 2008
Opening the 2008 Exploring Monastic Life program with an introduction and advice on how to…
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The benefits of precepts
What is important in our lives? Happiness is getting our lives together to pacify our…
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Taking and holding the precepts
Vows aren't designed to make us miserable, but to make our minds peaceful and happy…
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“The Fruits of the Homeless Life”
Monastic context of socializing with family and friends, receiving gifts and donations, appropriate bodily conduct…
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The life of the Buddha
The life of the Buddha in terms of the direction we can go in mind…
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Livelihood for monastics
Avoiding activities that are naturally negative and activities that will take you away from your…
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Mindfulness and checking awareness
Going through the day feeling confident we have good ethical conduct and bearing no guilt…
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Contentment
Dissatisfaction is painful so we train our mind to be happy with what we have,…
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Deciding to become a monastic
What does being useful really mean? What are your spiritual aspirations? Coming to the decision…
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Perfection of concentration
On the basis of ethical conduct, training to abandon the hindrances and as a result…
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Bhikkhu Bodhi Monastic life in America
Advice for those considering ordination, putting the aspiration in the framework of Buddhism, monasticism, and…
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