purification
Teachings on practices that mitigate the force of our destructive actions, in particular on the four opponent powers. This is a four-step practice involving: 1) regretting our mistake, 2) restoring the relationship by generating a positive attitude towards the one we harmed, 3) resolving to avoid the harmful action in the future, and 4) doing some sort of remedial behavior.
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Vajrasattva practice: Overview and the power of reli...
What it means to purify nonvirtue and why it's important. Overview of the Vajrasattva practice.…
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Dependent designation
Teaching on how everything depends on thought, and an explanation of the analogy of the…
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Dependent arising and emptiness
How to see ourselves as an illusion instead of buying into our usual distorted view…
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Questioning appearances
Teaching on extending the meditation on emptiness to things we own, and on the union…
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Existence of the “I”
Reviewing the four-point analysis of the emptiness of the self and teaching on coarse and…
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Amitabha practice: Mantra recitation and visualization
Explanation of the visualization and purification during the mantra recitation. Continuation of the disadvantages of…
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Venerable Tenzin Tsepal Vajrasattva purification practice
The four opponent powers and purification of negative karma. Guided Vajrasattva practice.
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Explanation of the Vajrasattva sadhana
Venerable Thubten Chodron comments on the Vajrasattva sadhana.
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Becoming Vajrasattva
The meaning of the Vajrasattva mantra and visualization, and a discussion about the meaning of…
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