Tibetan Buddhism

Classic teachings of Buddhism in the Tibetan lineage; contemporary takes on those teachings.

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For Young People

Kindness vitamins: An interview

Venerable Thubten Chodron shares on how Buddhist practice has changed her life on the Third…

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On Taking Illness Onto the Path

Recognizing our inner beauty

Abbey volunteer Heather Duchscher shares how meeting the Dharma helped her to overcome her eating…

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On Taking Illness Onto the Path

Healing the body, mind, and world

Dietician Bob Wilson shares how making healthy choices has healed his body and mind, enabling…

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Young people knead bread together in the Sravasti Abbey kitchen.
Mindful Eating

Homage to the Three Jewels

An explanation of the verses of homage done in the food offering in the Tibetan…

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A Nun's Life

Life as a Western Buddhist nun

What it means to live as a nun in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition in the…

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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters

Changing relationships

The last three points of the nine-point meditation on equalizing ourselves and others, which are…

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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters

The kindness of others

Seeing the kindness of people all around us and appreciating that kindness.

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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters

Equalizing self and others

The second method for generating bodhichitta, equalizing and exchanging self and others.

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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters

Great resolve and bodhicitta

The conclusion of the teaching on the seven-point-cause-and-effect method and a clear explanation of the…

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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters

Repaying kindness, love, and compassion

The third through fifth points in the seven point cause and effect instructions; one of…

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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters

The kindness of our parents

The first two points in the seven-point-cause-and-effect instructions for developing bodhicitta.

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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters

Developing equanimity

The importance of developing equanimity before we can begin developing bodhichitta.

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