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Crises in monastic life
Exploring the practice of fortitude in terms of working with various crises that can arise…
View PostMeditation on antidotes to attachment
A guided meditation on identifying the disturbing effects of attachment and applying antidotes to decrease…
View PostReview of the four truths
Reviewing Chapter 1, covering four truths and sixteen attributes of the four truths.
View PostEmpathy and humor
The importance of offering empathy to ourselves and others to bring connection and ease of…
View PostMeditation on the four immeasurables
A guided meditation on the four immeasurables—love, compassion, joy, and equanimity.
View PostThe root of samsara
Continuing teaching from Chapter 7, explaining how different tenet systems describe what is the root…
View PostMeditation on antidotes to anger
A guided meditation on identifying the disturbing effects of anger and applying antidotes to decrease…
View PostAttachment and anger
Commenting on Verses 66-74 of Chapter 6, discussing the relationship between attachment and anger and…
View PostFirst-link ignorance
Continuing teaching from Chapter 7, explaining the specific scope of the first-link, ignorance and the…
View PostCounteracting anger
Covering Verses 62-66, leading a discussion on working with the self-centered thought and describing more…
View PostApplying karma to our lives
Continuing teaching from Chapter 7, applying karma to the recent trial and describing the Rice…
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