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Venerable Thubten Chodron The foundation of monastic life
Keeping good ethical conduct, which is the foundation of monastic life.
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Ordination lineages
How ordination is different in the three living Buddhist traditions, and why the path to…
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Squashing our ego
If we have confidence in our good qualities, it will not matter what others say…
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Establishing precepts
The sometimes unusual origin stories of the monastic precepts help to explain the practical meanings,…
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Verse 45: The mule
Extolling our own good qualities only makes us look foolish in the eyes of others.
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Self-confidence across monastic cultures
How monastics relate to money and idle talk, the rules governing nuns, and self-confidence for…
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Nine-point death meditation
Meditating on death to make life more meaningful and the two meditations to use: the…
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After the Buddha awakened
Creating a solid motivation for ordaining, how the Buddha taught every type of person, and…
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Chapter 11: Verses 266-275
The relationship between impermanence and duration. Refuting a truly existent present.
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Verse 44: The powerful demon of doubt
The hindrance of doubt tending towards the wrong conclusion can completely destroy our spiritual practice.
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Verse 43: Bearing small ordeals
Illuminating the importance of learning to bear small ordeals in preparation for aging, sickness and…
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