Sravasti Abbey

Teachings that were presented at Sravasti Abbey.

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A large group of Tibetan monastics gathered together.
Western Monastics

Establishing the sangha in the West

Transcript of a meeting with monastics on establishing a monastic community in the West.

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Stages of the Path to Awakening Podcast

Bodhisattvas’ path to awakening

Continuing teaching from Chapter 11, explaining the five paths of the bodhisattva vehicle.

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Freedom from cyclic existence

Commencing teaching from Chapter 11, describing five paths of the practitioners of sravaka vehicle.

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A Nun's Life

A life in the Dharma

A discussion that includes the journey to becoming a Buddhist nun and founding a monastery,…

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Stages of the Path to Awakening Podcast

Karma in samsara and beyond

Completing teaching from Chapter 10, explaining the last two transcendental factors and covering the types…

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Review of feeling

Responding to questions comparing the transcendental factors and eleven virtuous mental factors and reviewing the…

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Stages of the Path to Awakening Podcast

Concentration, knowledge & vision and disenchan...

Continuing teaching from Chapter 10, explaining the transcendental factors concentration, knowledge and vision, disenchantment and…

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Stages of the Path to Awakening Podcast

Transcendental dependent origination

Continuing teaching from Chapter 10, explaining the flow the transcendental dependent origination and covering faith,…

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Review of true duhkha

Reviewing Chapter 2, covering the sections related to true duhkha covering realms of existence and…

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Stages of the Path to Awakening Podcast

The “Ye Dharma Dharani”

Starting teaching from Chapter 10, explaining "dharani" to describe how they cover different aspects of…

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