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a sadhana of the tradition - Feb 22, 1993
a sadhana of the tradition Meditation on the Buddha
Step-by-step meditation on the Buddha. This includes reciting verses and contemplating good qualities you aspire…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Freeing ourselves from samsara
The advantages of observing the higher training in ethical conduct, advice for keeping our ethics…
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Path to liberation
The distinction between liberation and enlightenment and what kind of body and what path to…
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The 12 links and the four noble truths
We die because we are born. To cease the cycle of death and rebirth, cease…
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Dependent arising: Links 4-12
A review of the first links and a discussion of the remaining 12 links of…
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Dependent arising: Links 1-3
Superstition obscures the right view and brings forth a wrong fantasy view. It is the…
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The death and rebirth process
What happens to the consciousnesses as we die, the bardo, and how rebirth occurs.
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The 12 links of dependent arising: Overview
I want to be happy and I deserve to be happy, but I’m not going…
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The wheel of life
Being aware of death while we are alive helps us distinguish what's important. Living each…
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The bardo and taking rebirth
How a person goes from the bardo into the next rebirth. Why the time of…
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Death and the bardo
Why death occurs, how important it is to clear up our relationships with others now,…
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Disadvantages of the afflictions
How our afflictions cause conflict, ruin our ethical behavior, and create negative karma.
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