tantra
Scriptures taught by the Buddha describing the Vajrayana practice. A means to becoming a fully awakened Buddha through identity with meditational deities.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Mid-retreat discussion
Addressing questions on different aspects of the meditation: the body, emptiness, visualization and deity meditation.
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Retreat questions and discussion
A discussion session on retreat issues such as visualization, counting mantra, and working with hindrances…
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Gradual path to enlightenment
A condensed explanation of the lamrim, the gradual path to enlightenment.
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a sadhana of the tradition - Jun 5, 2007
a sadhana of the tradition Green Tara sadhana (short)
A short version of the Green Tara sadhana.
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Basic goodness
The relationship between buddha nature and basic goodness, different ways to show compassion, and how…
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Qualities of the lamrim
The benefits of lamrim practice; spiritual levels of practitioners, intent of the Buddha's teachings, respecting…
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The greatness of the teaching
The lineage of the teachings, relying on the lamrim teachings, how the lamrim is helpful…
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The Third Dalai Lama
- Dec 1, 2006
Essence of Refined Gold
A treatise on the Lamrim Tradition of meditation, a tradition known as "Stages on the…
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Tantra in practice
History and comparison of Buddhist and non-Buddhist forms of tantra and the uniqueness of the…
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The development of Tantra in Buddhism
The evolution of the various classes of tantra, how culture relates to tantra, and how…
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The development of the Mahayana tradition
How the various traditions build upon each other. The different ways of seeing the spiritual…
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a sadhana of the tradition
- Jul 18, 2006
Vajrasattva sadhana
The Vajrasattva sadhana for purification.
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