Aug 30, 2020

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Dharma in Daily Life

Bodhisattva practice in daily life

How to bring the essence of bodhisattva practice to daily life situations and relationships. Looking…

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Seven-point Mind Training

Training in the five powers

Three levels of selfishness and training in the five powers during this lifetime and at…

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Discerning virtuous from nonvirtuous actions

Completing "The Weight of Karma", teaching "Discerning Virtuous from Nonvirtuous Actions", and starting "Karma and…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Freeing ourselves from negativity

Covering Verses 57-65 and finishes the commentary on the four opponent powers of purification and…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Offering ourselves to the Buddhas

Continuing the commentary on Chapter 2, Verses 42-57: covering generating regret for negativities and seeking…

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Seven-point Mind Training

Transforming problems into compassion

How to use tonglen and other meditations on compassion to generate bodhicitta

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Cultivating the Four Immeasurables

Meditation on Compassion

A guided meditation to develop compassion using the analogy of a bucket in a well.

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Intention, karmic paths and afflictions

Describing how the ten non-virtues can be distinguished from each other in terms of being…

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