Sravasti Abbey
Teachings that were presented at Sravasti Abbey.
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Venerable Tenzin Tsepal Review of external matter
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal leads a review of 'External Matter', one of the sub-divisions of 'Functioning…
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Review of sounds, odors and tastes
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal leads a review of the sections on sounds, odors, and tastes.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron What is mind?
Beginning Chapter 2 “The Buddhist View of Life” and covering the section “What Is Mind?”
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Mental consciousness
Beginning the section on Consciousnesses and covering mental consciousness and its causes.
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Core elements of a monastic lifestyle
Exploring the core elements of a monastic lifestyle in the last teaching in the 2018…
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Incarcerated people 
Venerable Thubten Tarpa Compassionate understanding of emotions
How a compassionate understanding of how emotions play out in our minds gives us a…
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A broad perspective
Finishing Chapter 1, Exploring Buddhism, focusing on the value of a broad perspective when beginning…
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A monastic’s commitments & the benefits o...
Discussing the commitments that monastics make when ordaining and the benefits monasteries provide society.
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How precepts transform society
The other advantages of monastic precepts: to transform society, to bring about individual liberation, and…
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Let’s debate!
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal leads a review, focusing on practice debates from a traditional Collected Topics…
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