Venerable Thubten Jigme
Venerable Jigme met Venerable Chodron in 1998 at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center. She took refuge in 1999 and attended Dharma Friendship Foundation in Seattle. She moved to the Abbey in 2008 and took sramanerika and sikasamana vows with Venerable Chodron as her preceptor in March 2009. She received bhikshuni ordination at Fo Guang Shan in Taiwan in 2011. Before moving to Sravasti Abbey, Venerable Jigme (then Dianne Pratt) worked as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in private practice in Seattle. In her career as a nurse, she worked in hospitals, clinics and educational settings. At the Abbey, Ven. Jigme is the Guest Master, manages the prison outreach program and oversees the video program.
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Venerable Thubten Jigme Guided meditation on spiritual mentors
How to properly rely on a spiritual mentor, a guided analytical meditation followed by a…
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Review of Chapter 1
A review of Chapter 1 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the Middle Way" focuses on…
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Cultivating self-acceptance
A reflection on making the Dharma one's personal journey by internalizing the teachings.
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Calming the mind, simplifying our lives
How to work with our minds, looking internally at the causes of problems, and decrease…
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Quiz review: Seven types of cognizers, part 3
Answers to questions regarding inferential, inattentive and subsequent cognizers.
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Samsara and dukkha
Looking at the disadvantages of cyclic existence to develop a determination to be free from…
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Celebrating the Buddha in prison
Abbey residents attend the Buddhist group's event and interact with incarcerated people.
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Review Quiz 2: Questions 1-2
Review of questions 1-2 from the Mahayana grounds and paths quiz and an explanation of…
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The four opponent powers in daily life
Using the four opponent powers to purify negative actions during daily activities.
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Power of remedial action: Methods
Six methods of applying remedial action to counteract our non-virtuous deeds.
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Power of remedial action: The antidote
The third of the four opponent powers, the power of remedial action, is the actual…
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