sadhana

A sadhana is a meditation practice associated with a particular buddha. Detailed instructions are included in a written text that one follows in order to meditate on that buddha.

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Medicine Buddha Weeklong Retreat 2021

Medicine Buddha’s unshakable resolves 1-6

Part one of the explanation of the Medicine Buddha’s unshakable resolves—resolves 1 though 6. Also…

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Medicine Buddha Weeklong Retreat 2021

Medicine Buddha healing visualizations

Continued explanation of the request section of the Medicine Buddha sadhana and the healing visualizations…

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Medicine Buddha Weeklong Retreat 2021

The psychological mechanism of making request prayers

The psychological mechanism of making requests in the Medicine Buddha sadhana. Also, how adversity is…

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Medicine Buddha Weeklong Retreat 2021

Practicing fortitude in daily life

How to let go of anger and practice fortitude in daily life. Continued explanation of…

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Medicine Buddha Weeklong Retreat 2021

Medicine Buddha sadhana explained

Explanation of the Medicine Buddha sadhana, including the purpose of reciting sadhanas,

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Vajrasattva New Year's Retreat 2020-21

Guided meditation on Vajrasattva

Guided meditation on the Vajrasattva purification practice. Also an explanation on the purpose of purification…

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Venerable holding a microphone and teaching.
Medicine Buddha

Medicine Buddha practice: The seven limb prayer

The second of three talks given at a retreat on the Medicine Buddha practice in…

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Thangka image of Medicine Buddha.
Medicine Buddha

Explanation of the Medicine Buddha practice

The first of three talks given at a retreat on the Medicine Buddha practice in…

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Three Russian dolls with Amitabha, Green Tara, and Vajrasattva painted on them.
Amitabha

Prayer to be reborn in Amitabha’s pure land: v...

Explanation of Lama Tsongkhapa's prayer to be reborn in Amitabha's pure land. The kinds of…

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Three Russian dolls with Amitabha, Green Tara, and Vajrasattva painted on them.
Amitabha

Overview of the Amitabha Buddha sadhana

A brief overview of the Amitabha practice including the purpose. Explanation of the meaning of…

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