wisdom

Teachings on how to cultivate wisdom on many different levels, ranging from the wisdom that understands karma and its effects, the four truths, and how to benefit others, to the wisdom realizing the ultimate nature of reality.

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Shantideva on the Establishments of Mindfulness

Pleasant and unpleasant feelings

We are constantly motivated by attachment and aversion to feelings, which causes us to try…

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Shantideva on the Establishments of Mindfulness

Analyzing the body

Analyzing the body helps to see how it does not exist inherently but does exist…

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Shantideva on the Establishments of Mindfulness

Emptiness of the body

The subtle understanding of the four establishments of mindfulness as taught by Shantideva, beginning with…

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The Eight Dangers

Reducing arrogance, cultivating humility

Arrogance, which manifests in many ways, can become a hindrance to learning.

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The Eight Dangers

The lion of pride

Pride comes from an inflated sense of selfhood, either thinking oneself superior or inferior. True…

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A Presentation of the Establishment of Mindfulness

A Mahayana practice

How arrogance in regard to Mahayana practice should be avoided. One should respect the practices…

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White Tara Winter Retreat 2010-11

Symbolism and visualization

How the visualizations in the sadhanas get us in touch with spiritual qualities through symbolic…

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White Tara Winter Retreat 2010-11

Determining to benefit others

Making a firm determination to do what is important—transforming our minds in order to benefit…

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White Tara Winter Retreat 2010-11

Who is White Tara?

As an introduction to retreat, an explanation of who White Tara is and what she…

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