Sep 30, 2021

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Green Tara

Who is Tara?

The first of two online talks given to the Rainbow Body Sangha in India as…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Virtue, nonvirtue, merit, and roots of nonvirtue

Completing Chapter 5, covering five types of virtues and five types of nonvirtues and starting…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Refuting a primal substance and independent self

Covering Verses 26-32 of Chapter 6, presenting Buddhist refutations of a primal substance and the…

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An Open-Hearted Life

Identifying our feelings

How to identify our emotions and distinguish them from thoughts and why it's important.

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Having-ceased

Continuing teaching from Chapter 5, explaining having-ceased and karmic seed and comparing the notions of…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Pushed by our afflictions

Covering Verses 19-25 of Chapter 6, sharing ways to lessen our anger by viewing others’…

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The Six Perfections

Perfection of generosity: Offering our universe

How the notions of “I,” “my,” and “mine” block generosity. How the mandala offering is…

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The Six Perfections

Perfection of generosity: Generosity in the Jataka T...

The differences between the generosity of fundamental vehicle and bodhisattva vehicle practitioners. Two stories from…

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The Six Perfections

Perfection of generosity: The benefits of giving wisely

How giving eliminates afflictions and generates virtue, Also, ways to increase the positive value of…

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