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Being an example of love
The difference between love and attachment, and how attachment can become a real stumbling block…
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Being an example of peace
How the preconceptions in our own minds make us unpeaceful, and learning to control our…
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Living in harmony with one another
Identifying the cause of our disharmony with others and ourselves and working constructively to overcome…
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Serve other beings as much as possible
The importance of serving others by practicing and preserving the Dharma, or in any other…
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Share your love, wisdom, and wealth
The importance of learning to distinguish love from attachment so that we can share our…
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The relationship between the two truths
Teaching on the relationship between the two truths.
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Functioning things
Beginning to teach on the divisions of "Functioning Things," as part of Chapter 11: "Basic…
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Buddhist monastics in the Inland Northwest
How Sravasti Abbey found a home in rural Washington and the purpose of a Buddhist…
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Real and unreal
Continuing to teach on emptiness, introducing the division of "real" and "unreal."
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Ethical conduct and karma
How our behavior has effects for ourselves and others. Collective karma and the groups we…
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Nonexistents
Exploring what "bad" means through a syllogism, and teaches on the category of "non-existents."
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