Sravasti Abbey

Teachings that were presented at Sravasti Abbey.

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Exploring Monastic Life 2014

Self-confidence across monastic cultures

How monastics relate to money and idle talk, the rules governing nuns, and self-confidence for…

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Monastic Rites

Kathina celebration

A recording of Sravasti Abbey's first robe-offering ceremony followed by reflections from guests and the…

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Monastic Rites

Sravasti Abbey’s first kathina ceremony

The kathina robe ceremony to celebrate the end of the rains retreat (varsa) and the…

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Venerable Thubten Chodron giving a talk in Chicago Jewel Heart Center.
Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

Eight verses of mind training: Verses 3-6

Explaining different afflictive emotions and their respective antidotes. Using difficult people and situations for our…

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Four Truths for the Aryas

Ethics and right livelihood

A response to a student's question on what to do if one's loved ones are…

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A group of young coworkers sitting around a table, working.
Workplace Wisdom

Bringing harmony to the workplace

How to integrate the Dharma into our work lives by setting a good motivation, being…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 4: Verses 90–100

What does it take to be an ethical leader? Is it appropriate for a country's…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 4: Verses 85–89

Teachings on how cultivating the correct view of self leads to compassion and explanation of…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapters 3-4: Verses 75-85

Geshe Thabkhe begins teaching on Chapter 4, speaking about the antidote to overcome manifest conceptions…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 3: Verses 67–74

Geshe Thabkhe talks about how seeing the impurity of both body and mind will help…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 3: Verses 51-66

Geshe Thabkhe teaches on Chapter 3, on abandoning the view of the cleanliness of the…

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