Reviewing the value and intent of monastic life, from Chapter 5.

Reviewing the second half of Chapter 4, covering benefits of keeping Pratimoksha vows, avoiding intoxicants, choosing celibacy, and confessing transgressions of precepts.

Questioning why we engage in ethical conduct, and reviewing the first three sections in Chapter 4 on the Higher Training in Ethical Conduct.

Explaining the six essential conditions necessary for developing serenity in retreat, drawing from Indian and Chinese sources, teaching from Chapter 6.

Covering a descriptive definition of serenity, and explaining some of the many benefits of developing serenity, including 3 verses from Atisha’s Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment, teaching from Chapter 6.

Explaining the beautiful prayer on monastic discipline written by His Holiness the Dalia Lama in 1973, concluding Chapter 5. Beginning Chapter 6, "The Higher Training in Concentration and the Perfection of Meditative Stability"

Explaning the section of advice for Monastics, teaching from Chapter 5.

Giving an overview and brief history of full ordination for women in the Buddhist Vinaya traditions, teaching from Chapter 5.

Explaining how the Tibetan monasteries function and describing the challenges for the western monastics, teaching from Chapter 5.

Discussing the importance of monastics cultivating an attitude of contentment and commitment to upholding the precepts, teaching from Chapter 5.