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Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2023

Unpacking our afflictions

How to identify the afflictions within our own minds, along with explaining their causes, their…

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Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2023

A life without guilt and blame

How to gain a valid sense of self-esteem while also learning how to evaluate ourselves…

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Chants from the Chinese Tradition

Incense offering chant

The incense offering that opens monastic rites in the Chinese Buddhist tradition.

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Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2023

The psychology of true self-compassion

The effects of compassion on the brain, how mindful and soothing breathing affects our body,…

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Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2023

What does it mean to be a good person?

The importance of having a good motivation in all that we do, and how self-centeredness…

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Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2023

Our identity crisis

How social media is affecting personal identities plus personal experiences with identity.

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Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2023

Introduction to meditation

Basic Buddhist meditation, guided meditations, and some antidotes to the afflictions that may arise in…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

The power of afflictions and purification

Explaining the subtle levels of mind according to sutra and tantra, completing the section, "The…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Aggression, arrogance and grudges

How to work with our dominating, aggressive side that wants to get what we want…

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Living in Community

Buddhist practice and community life

Questions about lay life, monastic life, and community life in relation to Dharma practice and…

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