Jan 11, 2018

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Amitabha

Amitabha practice: Requesting inspiration

Explanation of the verse requesting inspiration and the visualization to accompany mantra recitation in the…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Forward pervasion

Covering the section on property of the subject in Chapter 6 and beginning to teach…

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Amitabha

Amitabha practice: Offering the mandala

An explanation of the outer and inner mandala offering in the context of the Amitabha…

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Gomchen Lamrim

Six conditions for serenity

Venerable Thubten Tarpa leads a review of meditative stabilization, focusing on the the six conditions…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Syllogisms review

Venerable Tenzin Tsepal reviews Chapter 6 “The Buddhist Syllogism,” focusing on the three criteria of…

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Two men hugging.
Dharma Poetry

Bonds

A young student of the Dharma considers the nature of our relationships to one another.

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Shoes on asphalt road with elephant and donkey painted on road.
On Refuge and Bodhicitta

My political bias

As our political life becomes more polarized, we can turn to the Dharma to help…

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