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Contemplating the Medicine Buddha vows
How thinking about the bodhisattvas' promise to benefit sentient beings puts our mind into their…
View PostThe Medicine Buddha request prayers
Thinking about the qualities of the Medicine Buddhas during the request verses. An explanation of…
View PostHow to rely on a spiritual teacher
The qualities of a spiritual mentor and a disciple as well as how to cultivate…
View PostVisualization and mantra recitation
The meaning of the entire graduated path to enlightenment is encompassed in the mantra which…
View PostGuided meditation on the Medicine Buddha
A guided meditation on the Medicine Buddha sadhana practice for those who have not received…
View PostIntroduction to Medicine Buddha practice
Our mind is related to our body and health in many ways. When we transform…
View PostConsumerism and happiness
Questioning how society defines happiness based on what we possess, and examining how consumerism influences…
View PostAbbreviated recitations
Recitations to prepare the mind for meditation, to make it receptive for transformation and attaining…
View PostRefuge, bodhicitta, the four noble truths
A presentation of the four noble truths from a Mahayana perspective, and a reminder of…
View PostThe purpose of the Manjushri practice
An explanation of the purpose and the types of Manjushri practices as well as answers…
View PostManjushri and the three vehicles
A description of how the Manjushri practice fits within the three vehicles, some historical perspective,…
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