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Thought Training

Accumulating merit

Exploring the first of the four preparations, accumulating merit.

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Thought Training

The four preparations

Exploring the four preparations as a way to increase our bodhicitta.

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Thought Training

Applying thought training in daily life

Practicing the path beyond the meditation cushion including how to apply thought training in daily…

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Thought Training

Opportunities to grow

Using thought training techniques to transform difficult circumstances into opportunities for spiritual growth and awakening.

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Bodhisattva Ethical Restraints

Bodhisattva ethical restraints: Auxiliary vow 46

The conclusion of the teachings on the bodhisattva ethical restraints, the precept regarding using miraculous…

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Thought Training

Working with obstacles on the path

Using tonglen meditation as well as the practices of purification and the accumulation of merit…

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Grounds and Paths

Qualities of bodhisattva grounds 8-10

Explanation on what is eliminated and achieved on each ground, and the bodhisattva's abilities on…

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Thought Training

Transforming Adversities into the Path

Since adversity comes so often, it's important to know how to transform it.

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Big writing on a notebook page "what a second chance
Prison Dharma

A second chance for juvenile offenders

Rejoicing in the United States Supreme Court's decision to bar life-without-parole sentences for juvenile offenders.

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How to See Yourself As You Really Are

Discovering the source of problems

How the mind reifies objects, creating false appearances, causing afflictions to arise.

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How to See Yourself As You Really Are

The need for insight

Examples of how we actively misapprehend reality and the problems it brings.

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