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Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Venerable Thubten Chodron Authority, leaders and respect
Examining issues of authority and power in relation to our behavior and how we relate…
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Parents and gurus
Responding to questions about ordaining when parents don't approve and how to find a guru.
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Why would I ordain?
The benefits of ordination and how monastic communities enable the Dharma to flourish.
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Refuting modes of existence
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe continues through verses 57-69 which refute certain false modes of existence.
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Origin of and living in the precepts
The origins of precepts, how they have adapted over time, and how they protect us.
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The Buddha’s life
The Buddha's life, his path to awakening, and how Buddhism has adapted over time.
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First two of Maitreya’s five faults
Explaining the first two of the five faults and eight antidotes as taught in Maitreya’s…
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Try a little kindness
Why true compassion is based on equanimity and how to develop this positive quality.
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Examining cause and effect
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe teaches on the lack of inherent existence of cause and effect.
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Guided by wise teachers
Venerable Chodron reflects on the influence of her teachers and her journey to monasticism.
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