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Mental non-virtues
Teaching three mental non-virtues and the four branches required for a complete act of killing…
View PostFour opponent powers
Covering Verses 2.27-2.31 on the four opponent powers of purification.
View PostMeditation on trusting others
A guided analytical meditation on trust after trust was broken.
View PostGeneral characteristics of karma
Teaching from the sections “General Characteristics of Karma” and “Specific Characteristics of Karma” in Chapter…
View PostDifferent kinds of refuge
Teaching on the different kinds of refuge – causal and resultant, and final and provisional…
View PostWorking with judgement and partiality
A look at the source of our judgement and bias, its influence on interactions, and…
View PostMeditation on compassion and personal distress
Meditation on distinguishing between compassion and personal distress at the suffering of others with ways…
View PostKarma and its effects
Starting Chapter 10, "Karma and its Effects", describing the three principles of cause and effect.
View PostMaking sensuous offerings to the Buddhas
Covering Verses 2.7-2.21 about mentally emanated offerings for Buddhas and bodhisattvas, including common and peerless…
View PostLiving the Buddha’s teachings in the 21st century
Using the Buddha's teachings to work with the mind and deal with contemporary issues including…
View PostMeditation on taking and giving
Increasing love and compassion through the meditative practice of tonglen.
View PostPowa, transference of consciousness
Teaching from the last section “Powa, Transference of Consciousness”, in Chapter 9.
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