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Heather Mack Duchscher 
Venerable Thubten Semkye Becoming a nun
There are many ways to consider one's desire to ordain. Motivation is the most important…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi A nun’s lifestyle
The lifestyle of a Buddhist nun or monk is based on Buddhist values of compassion,…
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Hezhen Lin - Mar 30, 2018
Hezhen Lin Guided by bodhicitta to create an energy field for c...
An interview with Dharma Drum Humanity Magazine, in which Venerable Chodron talks about her early…
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Kenneth Mondal 
The value and purpose of a precious human life
The purpose of Dharma practice is to bring a sense of internal peace, well being…
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Ryan
- Sep 18, 2017
Using the 12-step program if you’re a Buddhist
A practitioner explains how he combines the teachings of the Buddha with the valuable 12-step…
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Dr. Jan Willis
- May 20, 2017
Starting with renunciation
Beginning the course on Lama Tsongkhapa's short lamrim text, "The Three Principal Aspects of the…
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The purpose of spiritual practice
Whether or not to engage in a ngondro practice, remembering that transforming our minds is…
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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) Practicing the Dharma purely
Practical advice on practicing the Dharma well and avoiding spiritual materialism.
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