Explore Monastic Life
Teachings from the annual Exploring Monastic Life program at Sravasti Abbey.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Sustaining our monastic life
How a long-term bodhicitta motivation is essential to sustaining ordained life and the importance of…
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The value of a sangha community
The meaning of sangha and the benefits of living in a monastic community.
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Living a happy monastic life
The key factors that lead to having a happy mind as a monastic and living…
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Monastic precepts and community life
How monastic precepts and community life are set up to help work with our afflictions…
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The five precepts
How the five precepts guide how we live and relate to each other for the…
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Ordination is a wonderous deed
How to benefit others according to our capacity, and commentary to the advice following the…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Ethical conduct
Exploring the meaning of ethics and morality, its benefits, and how to cultivate and protect…
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Advice from the preceptor
Commentary to further advice from the preceptor, including the final instruction from the preceptor.
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Qualities of a monastic
The five virtues a monastic should possess, and commentary to the ten numerical lists.
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Advice from the preceptor
Commentary to advice from the preceptor and qualities that make someone a worthy recipient of…
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