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The reasons for taking refuge
Reviewing the reasons for taking refuge and the Perfection Vehicle’s Buddha Jewel.
View PostThe value of the monastic community
Explaining the value of the monastic community, commencing teaching from Chapter 5.
View PostHigher ethical codes and making mistakes
Explaining the ethical conduct for Bodhisattva and Tantric practitioners found in the Mahayana tradition, completing…
View PostThe measure of the middle scope attitude
Explanation of the intermediate state and rebirth.
View Post“She loved being a bhikshuni”: Spreading...
Venerable Chodron talks about the contribution of Venerable Hengching to the spread of full ordination…
View PostIntoxicants and celibacy
Explaining the two precepts westerners have the most difficulty with—taking intoxicants and unwise or unkind…
View PostWhy is the Vinaya important if things are empty?
Why ethical conduct is the foundation of compassion and how these are essential for cultivating…
View PostSearching for the self
Commentary on the "Sutta on a Lump of Foam" (SN 22.95) analyzing how the five…
View PostBenefits of practicing the Pratimoksha
Explaining the different Vinaya schools, also how the practice of Vinaya and having limits helps…
View PostHow karma is accumulated
Identifying karma that is accumulated and how you die and are reborn.
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