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A chosen life
What if a person who looks different could impart life-changing wisdom. Open one's heart and…
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The jerk and the potato chips
Using one's meditation practice to become the observer of one's mind and to release the…
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Chocolate frosting and garbage
Not getting bogged down in words and labels. Connecting with people through our path and…
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Attachment makes the world go ’round
How to work with feelings of attachment and desire as a monastic, not getting down…
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Western Buddhist nuns
What it's like to be a Buddhist nun in the West, the challenges faced and…
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Purification and merit
How we use our life to create the causes for our future experience and the…
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Monastic life changes: Courage
Committed to benefiting others, moving away from materialistic consumerism and away from instant self-gratification.
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Dharma in a consumer society
Understanding the real purpose of Dharma practice and having the discipline to practice in a…
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Eight Verses of Thought Transformation
The inspiring verses for how to change our habitual ways of thinking by Geshe Langri…
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The precepts of mind training
How we tend to view others as objects or commodities for our own happiness rather…
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