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Ethics and right livelihood
A response to a student's question on what to do if one's loved ones are…
View PostThe mark of a successful life
Shows the different criteria that influence one's choice of profession and activities.
View PostChapter 8: Self and emptiness
A discussion session that touches on the self-centered thought, how self-grasping ignorance produced afflictions, and…
View PostTobacco, firearms and food
Shares a New York Times opinion piece by Mark Bittman, and encourages us to reflect…
View PostHow renunciation brings happiness
Shares a message from Lama Zopa Rinpoche to the International Mahayana Institute sangha, and speaks…
View PostResponding to pleasant feelings
Discusses how to respond to pleasant feelings without attachment but with the wish to give…
View PostChapter 8: Verses 195-196
How to meditate on emptiness, and the importance of reflection and meditation on the teachings.
View PostTransforming unpleasant feelings
Discusses the difference between unpleasant feelings that arise from virtuous versus non-virtuous minds. Using wisdom…
View PostThe Five Dhyani Buddhas
Responds to a question on the symbolism of the Five Dhyani Buddhas in the purification…
View PostLife support or not?
Responds to a question about going on life support, which prolongs life by artificial means.
View PostChapter 8: Verses 192-194
The different ways the Buddha presented the teachings according to the disposition of the disciples.
View PostDealing with spirits and sickness
Responds to a question on how the Vajrasattva practice helps us to purify harm from…
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