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A person sitting on top of a moutain, meditating.
Preliminary Practices

Seven-limb Prayer

Purifying and creating positive potential prepare our minds to grow in wisdom and understanding.

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A large group of Tibetan monastics gathered together.
Western Monastics

Establishing the sangha in the West

Transcript of a meeting with monastics on establishing a monastic community in the West.

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Monastic Life

Monastic Mind Motivation commentary

The importance of reconfiguring our usual mindset to align with our precepts and values.

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Western Monastics

Western Buddhist nuns in the Tibetan tradition

Venerable Chodron explores the history of Buddhist nuns in the West through her own experiences,…

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Monastic Life

Our top three priorities

By understanding impermanence and emptiness, our bodhicitta motivation becomes clear.

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Questions and answers on meditation

Teaching from Chapter 7, responding to questions on meditating on the dying process and how…

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Monastic Life

Being easy to speak to

Being humble means respecting and appreciating different ways of thinking.

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Monastic Life

Skillfully connecting with others

Being mindful of our speech and movements is essential to benefiting others.

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Monastic Life

Being mindful of our precepts and values

Our real practice is to reformat how we think and then change our lives.

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Monastic Life

Imbued with the Buddhist worldview

How the monastic mind is imbued with the Buddhist worldview and differs from worldly values.

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Monastic Life

Being mindful of the kindness of others

Being aware of the kindness of others inspires us to develop patience and tolerance.

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