Venerable Thubten Chodron explains the Buddhist perspective on fasting and how practitioners keep Buddhist precepts related to food.
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A concise elucidation of the next stage on the Buddhist path by one of the foremost American meditation teachers, Lama Surya Das.
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Dharma talk recorded at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.
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