Monastic Life
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Tailoring teachings to meet different needs
A discussion of how teachings vary across cultures and fulfill different needs.
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Venerable Thubten Semkye Commitment, authority and autonomy
A discussion of three common obstacles to monastic life.
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Approaching ordination
Information about the program and questions to consider about ordination.
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A life in the Dharma
A discussion that includes the journey to becoming a Buddhist nun and founding a monastery,…
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The benefits of living in community
Venerable Chodron talks with a monastic about what it means to take full ordination.
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Monk chat: Questions about monastic and community life
Short videos covering questions about monastics living in community.
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Our top three priorities
By understanding impermanence and emptiness, our bodhicitta motivation becomes clear.
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Being easy to speak to
Being humble means respecting and appreciating different ways of thinking.
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Skillfully connecting with others
Being mindful of our speech and movements is essential to benefiting others.
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Being mindful of our precepts and values
Our real practice is to reformat how we think and then change our lives.
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Imbued with the Buddhist worldview
How the monastic mind is imbued with the Buddhist worldview and differs from worldly values.
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