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How do we regard Vajrasattva? Ven. Semkye explains that he is a projection of our mind, and is the Buddha that we will become in the future. By dis...

Ven. Semkye continues to explain the power of determination or resolve, emphasizing how much it depends on the power of regret and recognizing the ...

Ven. Semkye begins explaining the power of determination and shares her insights on how ignorance and delusion lead to harm and why refuge comes ag...

Ven. Tarpa explains the last on the non-virtues of mind, wrong views.

Continuing with the mental non-virtues, Ven. Tarpa explains maliciousness.

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Ven. Tarpa shares about the non-virtue of coveting, explaining it as full-blown attachment.

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To introduce the non-virtues of the mind, Ven. Tarpa gives a brief overview of them and talks about how thinking about karma and the ten destructiv...

Zopa continues talking about the harmful types of speech, explaining harsh speech and idle chatter/gossip.

Looking at how her upbringing affected her attitudes regarding speech, Zopa explains the first two non-virtues of speech (lying and divisive speech).

Completing the explanation of the non-virtues of the body, Ven. Samten talks about sexual misconduct and the results of these actions.

Using personal anecdotes, Ven. Samten explains the first two non-virtues of the body, killing and stealing.

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Ven. Jigme speaks about how we can use the four opponent powers off of the cushion.

Showing how purification really fits into the overall scheme of our Dharma practice, Ven. Jigme teaches about the six different kinds of remedy tha...

Finishing the explanation of regret, Ven. Chonyi reminds us that all negative actions arise from conditions and there is no reward or punishment in...

Ven. Chonyi continues to teach about regret, and how we need to have mindfulness and introspective awareness of what's going on in our minds to gen...

Ven. Chodron speaks about purification, likening it to a washing machine that cleans our minds.

An extremely clear explanation of the meaning of regret in the context of purification in Buddhist practice, as well as the cause for generating it...

Turning to the sadhana, Ven. Semkye gives further explanation of refuge and why we take refuge in the Three Jewels.

Reading some inspiring words of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Ven. Samten encourages us to have the thought of bodhicitta with each mantra we recite. The boo...

Everyone at the Abbey recites the Vajrasattva mantra and then Zopa gives an explanation of the meaning of the mantra and how it is to be used.

Continuing with the theme of recognizing our good qualities and Buddha Nature, Ven. Jigme says that we have the choice to have confidence in purifi...

Continuing to explain the meaning of retreat, Ven. Chodron shares the importance of being friends with ourselves and recognizing that we have some ...

After being away for nearly six weeks, Ven. Chodron recounts her time teaching in Singapore.

Continuing to recount her experiences abroad, Ven. Chodron tells about her time in Dharamsala.

Zopa gives us an example that happened in her life just today to which we can all relate that shows how in order to really practice Dharma, we must...

Zopa reminds us that more important than getting projects done is harmony while we're working on them together.

Ven. Samten discusses the lifespans of the previous Dalai Lamas and reminds us of how lucky we are to know His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Ven. Semkye shares her wonder as she takes some time to look over the Abbey's history.

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Ven. Samten tells a moving story of forgiveness during the South African apartheid.

Ven. Tarpa remembers a quote by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, "True blessings come from your own course of action," and then shares more about the m...

The Abbey's Anagarika trainees (Terri, Jon, Dani, and Ken) read a Thanksgiving sonnet as an offering to the Abbey community and friends.

Ven. Tarpa talks about how helpful it is to keep the reality of our impermanence in mind.

Bhikshuni Thubten Semkye truly celebrates the kindness of others and displays how we can turn compassion into action in every facet of our lives......

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