renunciation
Renunciation, or the determination to be free, is the attitude aspiring to be free from all suffering and to attain the liberation that is freedom from cyclic existence.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Sufferings of cyclic existence
We can ground our intention to be free from the endless cycle of samsara by…
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General characteristics of karma
Karma is definite, expandable, doesn't get lost, and results from the causes that we have…
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Nine-point death meditation
By reflecting carefully and thoroughly on death and impermanence, we reach the conclusion that we…
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Precious human rebirth
How we can use our precious human life to advance ourselves on the Dharma path.
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The eight worldly concerns
How to work with mental obstacles that keep us from practicing the Dharma.
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Renunciation
We are stuck in cyclic existence. Through the teachings, we see the problems of cyclic…
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The preliminaries
How the Buddhist teachings plant in our minds the seed of the realizations that will…
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Lama Tsongkhapa - Apr 16, 2002
Lama Tsongkhapa The Three Principal Aspects of the Path
Verses on the essence of the path to awakening by Je Tsongkhapa, the founder of…
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About Venerable Bhikshuni Wu Yin
Brief biography of vinaya master Venerable Bhikshuni Wu Yin whose commentary on the Bhikshuni pratimoksha…
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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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Manjushri and the three vehicles
A description of how the Manjushri practice fits within the three vehicles, some historical perspective,…
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