Explore Monastic Life
Teachings from the annual Exploring Monastic Life program at Sravasti Abbey.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Bringing Dharma to the West in the 21st century
Questions about the function of Dharma communities and how lay people and monastics can support…
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Ten advantages of establishing precepts & skand...
How the precepts help us in a modern world.
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Making the unfamiliar, familiar
An explanation of different levels of ordination across Buddhist traditions.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Working with hindrances and self-hatred
How to be friends with ourselves and five tools for countering afflictive thoughts taught by…
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Monastic etiquette
Balancing the monastic way of life and staying in touch with family, plus how to…
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Things to consider before ordaining
Important things to consider before ordaining such as where you'll go for guidance, where you'll…
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The spread of Buddhism
How Buddhism spread to new areas and adapted to different cultures.
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Working with afflictive emotions
Afflictions as the main cause of suffering, difficulties with talking about them, and cultural elements…
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Origins of precepts and monastic ordination
Continuation of the Buddha's life story, about the early monastic sangha.
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The Buddha’s life
The role of visualization in Tibetan practice and the beginning of the Buddha's life story.
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Confession prayer part 3
The conclusion of a multi-part teaching on the General Confession Prayer.
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