There are many ways to consider one’s desire to ordain. Motivation is the most important factor.
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A nun’s lifestyle
The lifestyle of a Buddhist nun or monk is based on Buddhist values of compassion, service, and spiritual practice.
Divisions of the selfless
The division of all phenomena according to the Sautrantika tenet school.
Dependent arising
Sharing a newly written prayer to Kwan Yin and teaching on the relationship between emptiness and dependent arising.
Outline of the selfless
Continuing Chapter 9 “Basic Buddhist Ontology” and reviewing the outline of the selfless, which includes definitions, divisions, and examples.
Illusion-like appearances
Covering three sections on the illusion-like appearance of conventional reality experienced after meditative equipoise on emptiness.
Correct signs practice and review
Sharing practice signs sent in by students and starting on Chapter 9 on “Basic Buddhist Ontology I.”
Identifying inherent existence
Covering the section “Establishing the lack of an intrinsic nature of ‘mine’” and explores how conventional and inherent existence appear to the mind.
Three types of correct signs
Covering Chapter 8 on “The Three Types of Correct Signs” – effect, nature, and non-observation.
Identifying the person
Teaching on how to identify the conventionally existent person and challenge its appearance of being inherently existent.
