renunciation
Renunciation, or the determination to be free, is the attitude aspiring to be free from all suffering and to attain the liberation that is freedom from cyclic existence.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Mindfulness of breathing
Concluding an overview of mindfulness of the body and explaining the first meditation object for…
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Shared and specific characteristics
Covering a general description of the four establishments of mindfulness, and also the shared and…
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The four establishments of mindfulness
Beginning Chapter 12 on the four establishments of mindfulness: mindfulness of body, feeling, mind, and…
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Renouncing worldly life
Why renunciation is crucial and how to identify self-grasping and self-centeredness.
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Leaving home: Different doors to renunciation
What modern practitioners can learn about renunciation from Ratthapala and Angulimala.
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Venerable Thubten Jigme Reviewing the qualities of the Three Jewels
Reviewing the first chapter, focusing on the 8 qualities of each of the Three Jewels.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Introduction to middle scope teachings
An introduction to intermediate level lamrim teachings plus a guided meditation.
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Intro to superknowledges
Providing an overview of the superknowledges and explaining the first one, super-normal powers, continuing the…
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A diagram illustrating attaining serenity
Explaining the diagram illustrating the process of attaining serenity, completing the teaching from Chapter 7.
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Venerable Thubten Semkye 
Success and meaning in life
Examining one's motivation to ordain plus benefits and realities of life as a monastic.
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