Sravasti Abbey

Teachings that were presented at Sravasti Abbey.

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Venerable Sangye Khadro smiling while teaching in front of a thangka.
Buddhist Meditation 101

Meditation 101: Advice for daily meditation practice

Advice for establishing a daily meditation practice and the four parts of a practice session.

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

The root afflictions: Ignorance

Continuing teaching from Chapter 3, describing different meanings of ignorance and explaining deluded doubt.

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Venerable Sangye Khadro smiling while teaching in front of a thangka.
Buddhist Meditation 101

Meditation 101: Types of meditation

Instruction on the nine-round breathing meditation with guided analytical meditation on dealing with disturbing emotions.

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An Open-Hearted Life

Finding the best in other people

How to improve relationships with others by recognizing and focusing on their good qualities.

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Cultivating the Four Immeasurables

Meditation on responding with compassion

A guided meditation to help bring more compassion to relationships and interactions with others.

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Venerable Sangye Khadro smiling while teaching in front of a thangka.
Buddhist Meditation 101

Meditation 101: Meditation on the mind like the sky

Explanation of the meditation on the mind like the sky followed by a guided meditation.

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Contentment and Happiness

Living a happy life: Covid or not

How we can use the pandemic experience in a positive way, to change, develop talents,…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

The root afflictions: Anger

Continuing teaching from Chapter 3, explaining four types of clinging, what is anger and how…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Awareness of our body and speech

Covering Verses 5.34-45, discussing how we can use mindfulness and introspection to assess how we…

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Venerable Sangye Khadro smiling while teaching in front of a thangka.
Buddhist Meditation 101

Meditation 101: Meditating on the breath

Instruction on posture and techniques of breathing meditation and bare attention meditation for mindfulness.

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Peaceful Living, Peaceful Dying Retreats

Rebirth and the uncertainty of the time of death

Evidence supporting rebirth, and instruction on the second root of the nine-point death meditation—that the…

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