Sravasti Abbey

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Tenets with Geshe Dorji Damdul

Five paths, buddhas, and arhats

Unpacking the terms contaminated, uncontaminated, and types of phenomena.

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Tenets with Geshe Dorji Damdul

Four seals, obstacles, and enemies of bodhicitta

The four seals as fixed and true, the obstacles to happiness, how to eliminate ignorance,…

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Tenets with Geshe Dorji Damdul

Tenet systems and the extremes

Four seals asserted by all Buddhist schools, misconceptions of self, and the views of different…

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Tenets with Geshe Dorji Damdul

Introduction to the tenets

The first teaching in a series on the tenets: comparison of method and wisdom aspects,…

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Short Verses to Cultivate Bodhicitta

Verse 15-2: Three kinds of bodhisattvas

Explaining the three kinds of bodhisattvas to generate bodhicitta. With tremendous self-confidence, so much energy,…

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Short Verses to Cultivate Bodhicitta

Verse 15-1: Plunging into cyclic existence

Bodhisattvas work for their enlightenment for the benefit of others and continue to manifest in…

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Sunrise at Borobudur, the back view of the Buddha and stupas.
Essence of Refined Gold

The Vajrayana path

Concluding the series with an explanation on the four ways to benefit trainees, the combination…

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The 2008 Exploring Monastic Life participants pose in front of the beautiful Medicine Buddha thangka in the Abbey living room.
Exploring Monastic Life 2008

Introducing Exploring Monastic Life 2008

Opening the 2008 Exploring Monastic Life program with an introduction and advice on how to…

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