Monastic Life
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Seeking liberation
Examining what is deep in our hearts that we cannot ignore and want to live…
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Motivation and community
How to cultivate a motivation of compassion and kindness for others while living in community.
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Bhikshuni Thubten Jampa Value of a supportive community for monastic training
Venerable Jampa (while still Anagarika Dani Meritz) writes about how living in the Abbey community…
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A monastic’s mind
A talk directed at monastics but valuable for all. The value of having a monastic…
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Question and answer session with nuns in Indonesia
Questions on various topics including gender equality of monastics, relating to the spiritual teacher and…
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Zopa Herron Supporting monastics in the West
Long-time practitioner Kathleen Herron (also known as Zopa) shares her Dharma adventures as a lay…
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Building community the monastic way
Monastics of different traditions discussed the importance of harmonious community life and ways in which…
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The Buddha’s advice to laypeople
The purpose of institutions and the importance of showing respect for the Buddha's teachings.
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Windows of opportunity
Learning the Dharma helps set a clear motivation, helping us to see when windows of…
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Adapting monastic precepts to culture
Society has changed since the Buddha's time. Examining what precepts would have been given for…
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The view of the middle way
Middle way (or Madhyamaka) philosophy: the view of reality free from the extremes of absolutism…
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Visualizations and Brahma’s request
Practical advice on how to use visualization practices to overcome hurt, resentment, and guilt from…
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