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Venerable Tenzin Tsepal Humility, transparency, and self-acceptance
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal reflects on the Exploring Monastic Life program and how it supports the…
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Bhikshuni Thubten Jampa Reimagining Buddhist ethics in the world
Venerable Thubten Jampa shares the many ways that Westerners can practice ethics in their daily…
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Venerable Thubten Samten The border between liberation and cyclic existence
Venerable Thubten Samten reflects on her life experiences through the lens of teachings on the…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi The practice of appreciating others
Venerable Thubten Chonyi shares three ways we can show our appreciation for others in a…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Minor hindrances to ordination
Concluding the program with teachings on the 13 minor hindrances to ordination.
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Unravelling our hallucinations
Venerable Thubten Chonyi shares how the meditation on the mind as the source of our…
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The conditions for ordination
The different types of precepts that Buddhists take and the 13 grave hindrances that prevent…
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Venerable Thubten Semkye Non-negotiables in Dharma practice
Venerable Thubten Semkye shares more gems from her ordained life, including a list of things…
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Pursuing true happiness
Completion of the commentary on the "Ratthapala Sutta," with verses reminding us of the impermanence…
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Ratthapala’s discourse with his family and the...
Continuation of the teaching on the "Ratthapala Sutta," on his return to visit his family…
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The “Ratthapala Sutta”
Venerable Thubten Chodron brings to life the "Ratthapala Sutta" from the Pali Canon for our…
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Precepts and the afflictions
The benefits of the precepts, focusing on how they help us with our afflictions and…
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