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Family and Friends

Raising a moral child

How to encourage morality in children and adults, and how to offer both praise and…

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Shadow of a Hiker
Ethics in the Modern World

A long obedience

Exodus isn't just about liberation from slavery, it's also about rebinding. Just laws, or taking…

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Thought Training

What suffering does

While people seek happiness, many feel shaped through suffering. Suffering brings us out of ourselves…

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Four Truths for the Aryas

Ethics and right livelihood

A response to a student's question on what to do if one's loved ones are…

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Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2014

Ethical conduct in the workplace

Response to a retreatant from afar who wrote in with a question about having to…

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Karma and Your Life

Contemplating causality

It is helpful to contemplate whether your beliefs and views about who you are and…

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Refuge in the Three Jewels

The Three Jewels as ideals

Taking refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha is deepened by studying and relating to…

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Exploring Monastic Life 2013

Changes in relationships and social life

After ordination, one creates space with family and friends and interacts with them in different…

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Exploring Monastic Life 2013

What changes when you become a monastic

The seven aspects of monastic life that are different, and the rationale behind them.

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Four Truths for the Aryas

Four noble truths: An overview

An overview of the 16 aspects of the four noble truths, and the first eight…

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