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Auxiliary bodhisattva vows: Vows 13-16
Continuation of the auxiliary vows to overcome obstacles to ethical discipline.
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Favorable qualities for Dharma practice
Particular factors are helpful for Dharma study and practice. Some of them are possibly influenceable…
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Meditation on death
Understanding the importance of contemplating death for the Buddhist practitioner, using the nine-step meditation on…
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Lamrim outline: Initial
A detailed outline of the practices of an initial level practitioner: remembering death, the lower…
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Stages of the Path (lamrim) 1991-1994
An easy to navigate outline of the "gradual path" teachings given at Dharma Friendship Foundation.
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Establishing the sangha in the West
Transcript of a meeting with monastics on establishing a monastic community in the West.
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Letting go of identities
Meditation on breaking down identities and discussion about how we can move beyond restrictive identities…
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The five hindrances to meditative stabilization
Finishing the discussion on the five hindrances and moving on to the five faults of…
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Practicing with adversity
Practices that can be used to transform adverse circumstances into the path.
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Benefits of mind training
Self-centeredness is the root of all problems and conflicts. It is our true enemy, not…
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Dark matter
Examining the complexity of the issue of bhikkhuni ordination: different views and lineages of the…
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Principles to be respected
A comprehensive essay on the eight garudhammas, the rules concerning bhikkhunis' conduct in their social…
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