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Archbishop Desmond Tutu giving a speech.
Interfaith Dialogue

Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Seattle

Reflections on the continued peace effort following the end of apartheid.

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Blossoms of the Dharma book cover.
Blossoms of the Dharma

Recommended further reading

Further resources on the topics covered in Living as a Buddhist Nun.

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Audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama

A question-and-answer session with His Holiness regarding ordination and the situation and practice of the…

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Blossoms of the Dharma

Finding our way

A reflection on the Dharma, working with afflictions, self-esteem, ordination, and living within the precepts.…

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Introduction

On the basis of Buddha's teachings, women in the East and in the West take…

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Preface

The book's preface provides context to this compilation of talks by Buddhist nuns from different…

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Travels

Glimpse of the Gaza Strip

Confronting fears and preconceptions on a visit to the Gaza Strip in April 1999.

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Travels

A turnaround in Mundgod

A Western nun teaching young Tibetans in India in 1999? Why not give something back…

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Venerable with a woman and a soldier at the Gaza Strip.
Travels

In the Holy Land, Israel and Palestine

Political conflict affects the lives of people of all faiths and backgrounds throughout the Holy…

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Photo of a girl writing: No act of kindess No matter how small is ever wasted.
Dharma in Action

My true religion is kindness

An interview with Rinchen Khandro Chogyel on her life of socially engaged Buddhism.

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The Heart Sutra in Chinese carved on marble blocks in a garden in Korea.
Wisdom

Path of no more learning

Perceiving emptiness and conventional truth simultaneously. A discussion of the final verses of the Heart…

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