Completing the section “Only Dharma helps at the time of death” in Chapter 9, explaining the importance of practicing the Dharma.
Only the Dharma helps at death
These are the latest articles with video on this website, but you might be able to find even more recent videos on our YouTube channel. Also watch Venerable Thubten Chodron teaching the Dharma on live video every week.
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These are the latest articles with video on this website, but you might be able to find even more recent videos on our YouTube channel. Also watch Venerable Thubten Chodron teaching the Dharma on live video every week.
Freedoms and fortunes of a precious human life
Covering verses 1.1c-1.4 on Shantideva’s purpose for writing the text and the eight freedoms and ten fortunes afforded by a precious human life.
Nine-point death meditation
Teaching nine-point death meditation, from the section “Learning from Our Own Mortality” in Chapter 9.
Introduction and homage
Giving an overview of the text and covering the Verse on Shantideva’s homage to the Triple Gem.
An Open-Hearted Life: Exchanging self and others and taking and giving
How the taking and giving meditation is a powerful tool for eradicating self-centeredness and cultivating love and compassion towards all beings equally.
Guided meditation on ways to understand impermanence
A guided meditation on five ways to understand impermanence as described in the book “The Foundation of Buddhist Practice”.
Looking beyond this life
Finishing Chapter 8 and beginning Chapter 9 “Looking Beyond This Life”, covering sections “Gross and Subtle Impermanence” and “Learning from Our Own Mortality”.
The Middle Way view
Talking about heart-warming love and compassion and teaching on attachment to inherently existent things and their characteristics and on two extreme views.
Love and compassion
Speaking on developing close relationships without attachment and teaching on the meaning of love and compassion and benefits of cherishing others.
Equanimity and the kindness of others
Leading a meditation on equanimity and teaching on the the seven-point cause and effect method to generate bodhicitta.