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Venerable Thubten Chodron Making life meaningful
What is the true meaning of our precious human rebirth? Remembering karma and creating the…
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Chapter 1: Verses 7-36
Encouragement to really make the generation of bodhicitta the foremost thing in our life, leading…
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Chapter 1: Verses 2-6
The author's intention in composing the text and learning from his humility. The conditions to…
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Chapter 1: Verse 1
Explanation: there's no irreparable gap between who we are and the goal of Buddhahood. The…
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Setting the context, motivation and attitude to learn the text. Explaining the Buddhist concept of…
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What to do after retreat
Advice on how to take what was learned during retreat into life, and how to…
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How to do the Dorje Khadro practice
Introduction to the Dorje Khadro fire offering and a description and explanation of the practice.
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37 Practices: Verses 29-37
The perfections of concentration and wisdom, and the final verses on the practices of bodhisattvas.
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Feelings and the yo-yo mind
Q and A with retreatants - how our emotions affect our judgment, and how the…
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Feeling bad helps our practice
Recognizing that when we feel good, it becomes harder to practice, and having compassion without…
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Dealing with the craving for excitement
Working with the mind that always looks forward to something new and exciting, and looking…
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Bhikshuni ordination
Tracing bhikshuni ordination from the Buddha's time to the present and how the existence of…
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