Explore Monastic Life
Teachings from the annual Exploring Monastic Life program at Sravasti Abbey.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Volunteering to take monastic vows
Balancing study, meditation and service to the community. We can begin by taking the precepts.
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Pure teaching of Dharma
When people show respect to you as a monastic, consider that they are bowing to…
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“Connected Discourses with Kassapa”
To implode our field of attachment and aversion while expanding our field of love and…
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Monasticism meeting modernity
With Buddhism going global, different cultures and values might influence how we apply the precepts…
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Sangha and community living
Buddha's reasons for establishing a four-fold sangha and the benefits of monastic community living.
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Why are we not happy?
Considering how a monastic life style can be a powerful method helping to subdue afflictions.
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Turning the wheel of Dharma
A continuing narration of the Buddha's life and how his story parallels our own lives.
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Seeking liberation
Examining what is deep in our hearts that we cannot ignore and want to live…
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Motivation and community
How to cultivate a motivation of compassion and kindness for others while living in community.
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The Buddha’s advice to laypeople
The purpose of institutions and the importance of showing respect for the Buddha's teachings.
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Adapting monastic precepts to culture
Society has changed since the Buddha's time. Examining what precepts would have been given for…
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The view of the middle way
Middle way (or Madhyamaka) philosophy: the view of reality free from the extremes of absolutism…
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