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Buddhist education for nuns in Western countries
The ordination and education of nuns in Western countries; Sravasti Abbey as a proving ground…
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How to approach Dharma practice
Practical advice on applying the Dharma in everyday life, making the teachings transform our minds…
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Reflecting on dukkha to fuel renunciation
How an awareness of dissatisfaction can fuel the practice, and how silence in retreat is…
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The disadvantages of cyclic existence: Part 1
Introduction to the fourth preliminary practice, the six disadvantages of cyclic existence, with an in-depth…
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Women—part of the basis
HHDL about the importance of full ordination for women, the study of scriptures by women…
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Women in the sangha
Reflections on the First International Congress on Buddhist Women’s Role in the Sangha in Hamburg,…
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Monastic health
Monastics practicing in the West discusses health, including how it influences practice, how it relates…
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Western monastic life
Monastics from different traditions practicing in the West discuss aspects of training, precepts, community life,…
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Letting go of “me,” “I,” and...
We value good karma more than money and possessions. Accumulating mental and emotional wealth.
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Monastic life: a living tradition
The story behind "Choosing Simplicity," a commentary by vinaya master Venerable Bhikshuni Wu Yin on…
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Audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama
A question-and-answer session with His Holiness regarding ordination and the situation and practice of the…
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Finding our way
A reflection on the Dharma, working with afflictions, self-esteem, ordination, and living within the precepts.…
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