Search results for “foundation of all good qualities

Stages of the Path to Awakening Podcast

Meditative stability

Teaching on the conditions and objects of focus for engaging in the far-reaching practice of…

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Qualities of a Spiritual Teacher

What it means to see the guru as the Buddha

More about why we can get confused with Tantra teachings and teachers and loose faith.

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Four Truths for the Aryas

Attributes of true dukkha: Empty

How to identify our wrong views about a permanent, unitary, and independent person.

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Gomchen Lamrim

Self centeredness and the five decisions

The disadvantages of self-centeredness and the five decisions to make after equalizing self and others.

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Room full of monastics present for the World Buddhist Bhikkhuni Association Signing Ceremony in 2016 in Taiwan.
Full Ordination for Nuns

The World Buddhist Bhikshuni Association is establis...

The world's first international organization formed by bhikshunis is established in November 2016.

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Practicing Democracy

Responding to the election results

Venerable Thubten Chodron responds to the results of the presidential election.

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Gomchen Lamrim

The causes of bodhicitta

The causes to create in order to develop bodhicitta, the altruistic intention. The importance of…

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Love and Self-esteem

Genuine self-confidence

Self-confidence is the opposite of self-centeredness. As women, we should be secure in our commitments…

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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters

Great resolve and bodhicitta

The conclusion of the teaching on the seven-point-cause-and-effect method and a clear explanation of the…

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Four Truths for the Aryas

The three higher trainings

How the three higher trainings relate to each other and why we need all three…

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How to See Yourself As You Really Are

Mindfulness and antidotes to hindrances

How reflecting on the kindness of others motivates our spiritual practice and sets the context…

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