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Sravasti Abbey on YouTube.
"Over recent years
as interest in Buddhist teachings has grown in Western lands,
monastics have faced various difficulties. Now that Bhikshuni
Thubten Chodron is endeavouring to provide a situation in
which Western monastics can pursue the discipline exemplified
by our teacher, Buddha Shakyamuni, in a stable manner, I am
happy to give her my support and encourage others who share
this interest to do likewise." 
"Ven. Chodron has been dreaming, had this dream to establish Abbey for so many eons (laugh). For so many eons, so now it happens, now it's actualized and I think it's very wonderful...I thought when I came from down there, when you can see the house, it felt like going to see a very precious temple or holy place. That was the feeling. So I think feeling is good. Not that I have clairvoyance or anything, but in general case that it is helpful for Dharma practice. I think people that come here to practice, I think lucky people, lucky people. It's good." 
"Now it is time for the flourishing of Tibetan Buddhism also in the West. Dharma centers are not sufficient; a proper monastery is needed. ...Establishing a monastery is an important job, and I am very happy you are doing this work. I hope that this will be very successful!" 
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KARMA: - An Excerpt from Buddhism for Beginners.
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Youth and the Dharma: When I was in my late teens and early twenties, I was tremendously confused. Unbelieveably confused! “What do I want to do with my life? Do I want to study this? Do I want to study that? Do I want to major in this? Do I want to major in that? Do I want to live here? Do I want to live there?” Changing my mind every five minutes [laughter] – just tremendous confusion! I think it’s quite natural to have to go through that; there’s nothing wrong with it. Sometimes it takes us a while to figure out what in our hearts we think is a valuable thing to do, or many valuable things to do. The following is my theory – you can check it up and see if it holds true for you or not – but I think living a meaningful life has something to do with being of service to others. I came to that conclusion even before I met the Dharma, when I was totally confused about what career to choose.
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Dharma Practice and Cancer by Lin Qingxiu ..I have chosen to look at this illness as an opportunity to rest more as compared to how a 21 healthy college graduate is defined by society—someone who is actively seeking worldly desires in delusion. Being sick now has given me a spiritual, holistic opportunity to reassess my life goals. As long as I am still living, regardless of my sickness, I can still be useful. I can still make even the slightest effort to bring joy, smiles, and loving-kindness to the other patients around me, to the nurses serving me, to the doctors and family caregivers. It is this power of love I feel around me. This awareness that these very people who shower care on me can in return receive my smiles and joy transforms my mind. This state of thankfulness has been a driving force that has kept me going despite the setbacks of the chemo.. |
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