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Concentration, knowledge & vision and disenchan...
Continuing teaching from Chapter 10, explaining the transcendental factors concentration, knowledge and vision, disenchantment and…
View PostAbandoning attachment
Commentary to verses 4-7 of Chapter 8, "Meditation". How attachment hinders serenity meditation, identifying attachment,…
View PostSvātantrika Madhyamaka tenets: Part 2
Continued explanation of Svātantrika Madhyamaka assertions, including the mode of asserting objects and the two…
View PostTranscendental dependent origination
Continuing teaching from Chapter 10, explaining the flow the transcendental dependent origination and covering faith,…
View PostReview of Chapter Five: “Guarding Alertness...
Review of the second half of Chapter 5 covering Shantideva's explanation of how to train…
View PostSvātantrika Madhyamaka tenets: Part 1
Introduction to the Madhyamaka tenet school including the origin, distinguishing features, divisions, and tenets of…
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Giving positive feedback and praise
How we can make expressions of gratitude and appreciation part of our day, in order…
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Meditation on giving positive feedback and praise
A guided meditation on how to incorporate giving positive feedback and praise into our daily…
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Review of true duhkha
Reviewing Chapter 2, covering the sections related to true duhkha covering realms of existence and…
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Review of Chapter Five: “Guarding Alertness...
Review of the first half of Chapter 5 "Guarding Alertness," (introspective awareness) from Shantideva's "Engaging…
View PostMind-only tenet school: Part 3
Explanation of the Mind-only school tenets on perception, selflessness, and grounds and paths.
View PostThe “Ye Dharma Dharani”
Starting teaching from Chapter 10, explaining "dharani" to describe how they cover different aspects of…
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