Sravasti Abbey

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Review of Chapter 3

Reviewing Chapter 3 discussing five aggregates and virtuous mental factors with examples.

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Venerable Khadro standing with head bowed and palms together.
Cultivating the Four Immeasurables

Meditation on giving your body away

A guided meditation on thought transformation in which we dedicate the four elements of our…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Review of Chapter 3

Venerable Sangye Khadro reviews Verses 1-21 of Chapter 3 and leads a meditation on the…

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Review of Chapter 2

Reviewing Chapter 2, leading a discussion on three types of phenomena and different types of…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Review of Chapter 2

Venerable Sangye Khadro leads a review of Chapter 2, covering the confession of negativities, including…

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Review of the four seals

Reviewing Chapter 1, discussing the four seals, three types of dukkha and emptiness.

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Review of Chapter 1

Venerable Sangye Khadro leads a review of Chapter 1 of Shantideva's text, Engaging in the…

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

When karma ripens

Teaching from Chapter 11, describing in which life time karma ripens based on different factors…

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Illumination of the Thought

Review session: Identifying the root of samsara

A review of topics including identifying the correct root cause of samsara and the different…

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Illumination of the Thought

Common and uncommon afflictions

The difference between uncommon and common afflictions, and the distinction between the coarse and subtle…

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