Jun 30, 2012
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Opportunities to grow
Using thought training techniques to transform difficult circumstances into opportunities for spiritual growth and awakening.
View PostBodhisattva ethical restraints: Auxiliary vow 46
The conclusion of the teachings on the bodhisattva ethical restraints, the precept regarding using miraculous…
View PostWorking with obstacles on the path
Using tonglen meditation as well as the practices of purification and the accumulation of merit…
View PostQualities of bodhisattva grounds 8-10
Explanation on what is eliminated and achieved on each ground, and the bodhisattva's abilities on…
View PostA second chance for juvenile offenders
Rejoicing in the United States Supreme Court's decision to bar life-without-parole sentences for juvenile offenders.
View PostDiscovering the source of problems
How the mind reifies objects, creating false appearances, causing afflictions to arise.
View PostThe need for insight
Examples of how we actively misapprehend reality and the problems it brings.
View PostMy religion is kindness
Starting with a summary of His Holiness' perspective on universal spiritual values. Identifying our counterproductive…
View PostQualities of bodhisattva ground 7
Explanation of the qualities achieved by a bodhisattva on the seventh ground including which afflictions…
View PostBodhisattva ethical restraints: Auxiliary vow 45
A detailed explanation of the 45th auxiliary precept, that of acting to stop someone who…
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