May 7, 2017
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Buddhist practice in the West
Interview on topics such as the role of monastics, compassion and the world, a simple…
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Refuge and the five lay precepts
Using the analogy of the Three Jewels as doctor, medicine and nurses for taking refuge.…
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The wheel of karmic cause and effect
The third of three talks given in Russia on verses from the poem, "The Wheel…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi “An Open-Hearted Life”: Preface by Profe...
A look at the western psychological perspective on compassion and how it relates to the…
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Amitabha practice: Prayer for the time of death, part 2
Continued explanation of the prayer for the time of death from the Amitabha sadhana. Meditating…
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Amitabha practice: Prayer for the time of death, part 1
An explanation of the prayer for the time of death. Through practice and familiarity with…
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Amitabha practice: Aspiration prayer
Explanation of the aspiration section of the Amitabha practice. Making kindness our default mode in…
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Venerable Thubten Tsultrim Gomchen Lamrim review: Exchanging self for others
Venerable Thubten Tsultrim reviews equalizing and exchanging self with others.
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Amitabha practice: Mantra recitation and visualization
Explanation of the visualization and purification during the mantra recitation. Continuation of the disadvantages of…
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Amitabha practice: Chanting and visualization
Explanation and demonstration of the Amitabha Buddha chanting. The meaning of the chants, their purpose…
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Introduction to the Amitabha practice
Introduction to the meditation on Amitabha Buddha. The benefit of being reborn in a pure…
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“Precious Garland” review: Quiz 8 questi...
Venerable Thubten Chonyi reviews the infinite merit required to attain the Buddha's bodies and the…
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