wisdom
Teachings on how to cultivate wisdom on many different levels, ranging from the wisdom that understands karma and its effects, the four truths, and how to benefit others, to the wisdom realizing the ultimate nature of reality.
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Meet people where they are
Encouraging those who learn debate to speak in ways that meet others where they are…
View PostThe Mind and Life VIII conference: Destructive emotions
A perennial human predicament: the nature and destructive potential of “negative” emotions.
View PostProstrations to the 35 Buddhas
How to do purification practice and how to visualize the 35 Buddhas.
View PostRecommended further reading
Further resources on the topics covered in Living as a Buddhist Nun.
View PostThe situation of Western monastics
A statement to His Holiness the Dalai Lama illustrating the difference between Asian and Western…
View PostHow to rely on a spiritual friend
A description of the relationship between teacher and student, and how important it is to…
View PostFinding our way
A reflection on the Dharma, working with afflictions, self-esteem, ordination, and living within the precepts.…
View PostPath of no more learning
Perceiving emptiness and conventional truth simultaneously. A discussion of the final verses of the Heart…
View PostPath of accumulation and preparation
What is emptiness? Examining what emptiness means and what is meant when we grasp at…
View PostProfound perfection of wisdom
A commentary on the Heart of Wisdom Sutra, covering the sequence of insights generated on…
View PostThe Heart of Wisdom Sutra
Recording of the Sravasti Abbey sangha chanting the Heart of Wisdom Sutra, accompanied by the…
View PostJoyous effort and pliancy
Overcoming laziness in order to practice Dharma. The importance of cultivating mental flexibility to strengthen…
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