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Photo of a girl writing: No act of kindess No matter how small is ever wasted.
Dharma in Action

My true religion is kindness

An interview with Rinchen Khandro Chogyel on her life of socially engaged Buddhism.

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Cesara, a guest at the Abbey, emptying water bowls.
Refuge in the Three Jewels

Purifying for refuge practice

Why purification is necessary; practices for taking refuge in spiritual mentors, the Buddhas, the Dharma,…

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Buddha in bright radiating light.
LR10 Noble Eightfold Path

Right concentration and effort

Examining the eightfold noble path through right concentration and right effort.

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Buddha in bright radiating light.
LR10 Noble Eightfold Path

Right action and livelihood

Examining the eightfold noble path through right action and right livelihood.

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Buddha in bright radiating light.
LR14 Bodhisattva Deeds

Objects of meditation

Examining the various objects of calm abiding meditation taught by the Buddha.

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Thangka image of Lama Tsongkhapa.
Guru Yoga

Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga, Part 2

Part 2 of Venerable Thubten Chodron's explanation of the practice of Guru Yoga.

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Buddha in bright radiating light.
LR14 Bodhisattva Deeds

Training in calm abiding

Introduction to the source of the teachings on calm abiding, its etymology, definition and explanation,…

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Thangka image of Lama Tsongkhapa.
Guru Yoga

Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga, Part 1

Part 1 of Venerable Thubten Chodron's explanation of the practice of Guru Yoga.

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Buddha in bright radiating light.
LR14 Bodhisattva Deeds

Ethics and the other perfections

How the far-reaching attitude of ethics is practiced in each of the other far-reaching attitudes.

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Buddha in bright radiating light.
LR14 Bodhisattva Deeds

The three forms of generosity

Exploring the three types of generosity included in the far-reaching attitude of generosity.

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Statue of a sitting Buddha.
LR12 Cultivating Bodhicitta

Advantages of cherishing others

Examining the disadvantages of self-centeredness and the many advantages of cherishing others.

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Statue of a sitting Buddha.
LR12 Cultivating Bodhicitta

Equalizing self and other

Equalizing self and other by examining them on the conventional and ultimate level.

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