Sravasti Abbey
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Acknowledging our anger
Covering the disadvantages of anger. Members of the community share stories of how anger has…
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Chapter 2: Verses 177-189
Reflecting on the inner qualities and actions that give rise to the 32 signs of…
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What’s wrong with a little bit of pleasure?
The antidotes to attachment. The community shares examples of how attachment has caused problems in…
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Dealing with habitual emotional patterns
How to identify and work with our habitual afflictions instead of running on automatic.
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The mental nonvirtues: coveting, malice and wrong views
The four branches of coveting, malice and wrong views that make them a complete karmic…
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Meditating on the media
How to transform the way we watch media by turning it into a meditation on…
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Chapter 2: Verses 171-176
An explanation of the three causes of becoming a bodhisattva. How the causes for full…
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The nonvirtues of harsh speech and idle talk
The four branches of a complete karma for harsh speech and idle talk. The many…
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Chapter 2: Verses 158-171
By examining the impure nature of the body to see it for what it is…
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Causes of the afflictions
The first three causes of afflictions (the seed, the object, and inappropriate attention) and how…
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