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Sravasti Abbey and the Christmas Tree

The nuns of Sravasti Abbey blessed the Capitol Christmas Tree, which came from the Colville National Forest near Newport.

BRIEF: Sravasti Abbey nuns send Capitol Christmas Tree blessing

Newport was the send-off point for this year’s Capitol Christmas Tree, which is displayed annually at the Capitol building in Washington D.C.

BRIEF: What we can learn from Buddhist nuns

Why are Western women shaving their heads and donning the robes of the Dalai Lama? What is it like to commit to a monastic life? How do women end up making this choice? What can lay people learn from them as they reflect on their own spiritual choices?

Ask A Buddhist: Understanding Buddhist titles

In the U.S, the list of Buddhist teachers include, but is not exclusive to: Theravada and Mahayana monastics, Zen senseis and roshis, Korean masters, Tibetan geshes and lamas, Buddhist chaplains, Buddhist ministers and lay Buddhist teachers.

Applications of Compassion

Compassion is an inner attitude; it exists in our hearts and minds. We are beings who also have bodies and verbally communicate with others. How can we reflect our compassion
— our physical and verbal actions — and how can we apply compassion to other areas of our lives?

Labor Day Retreat: Developing Meditative Concentration

A motionless figure seated cross-legged, eyes lowered, and radiating peace: this is, perhaps, the most universal image of Buddhist meditation. It may look simple, but that concentrated state comes from skilled instruction and lots of practice. Sravasti Abbey, a Buddhist monastery in the Tibetan tradition, will offer training and practice during its Labor Day retreat

BRIEF: Buddhist meditation class coming to Spokane Unitarian church

Tibetan Buddhist nuns from Sravasti Abbey, the Buddhist monastery outside of Newport, will begin a new series of meditation classes at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane, beginning Aug. 12

Classes will be weekly on Mondays from 6:30-8:00 p.m through Sept. 16.

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