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Venerable Thubten Chodron Discriminating wisdom
A discussion covering topics such as "bad friends," dealing with intense emotions, bad dreams, and…
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37 Practices: Verses 4-6
Verses describing the miseries of samsara, the importance of thinking about beginningless lives, giving up…
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Lama Tsongkhapa’s kindness
How Je Rinpoche brought immense benefit through his teachings on emptiness and lamrim, and how…
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Ignorance, anger, purification
Retreat discussion on topics such as the four distortions, how anger destroys merit, using pain…
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37 Practices: Verses 1-3
Making the lamrim personal, changing environments to change negative habits, and relaxing as we see…
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Panic fear, wisdom fear, and the adrenaline rush
Discussion with retreatants on the proper way to use the death meditation, the I that…
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Peeling away the view of permanence
Even though we die and are reborn so often, we think the experiences of this…
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Preciousness of the opportunity for retreat
The incredible rarity of meeting the Mahayana teachings and being able to do retreat.
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Explanation of the extensive offering practice
An explanation of the symbolism of the extensive offerings practice; imagining vast offerings in order…
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What is important at the time of death
A guided meditation on imagining our own death. How to practice in preparation for death…
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Recovering after Hurricane Wilma
Advice to a Buddhist group on developing renunciation and bodhicitta in the aftermath of Hurricane…
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Stilling the critical mind
A guided meditation on the breath to cultivate a sense of contentment with the present…
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