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The importance of ethical conduct
Outlining the various benefits of keeping precepts and describing the eight types of precepts for…
View PostBodhisattva’s refuge and ethical conduct
Explaining a bodhisattva’s refuge, from Chapter 3 and giving an overview of the three higher…
View PostCommon guidelines and maintaining proper refuge
Explaining the common guidelines and maintaining proper refuge, teaching from Chapter 3.
View PostBringing compassion into every moment
Practical ways to bring compassion into everyday life.
View PostMeditation on how compassion changes us
Guided contemplation on how compassion has changed our life and views.
View PostGuidelines for each of the Three Jewels
Describing the guidelines for each of the Three Jewels and the first two of the…
View PostFormally taking refuge
Explaining the section on formally taking refuge, and covering how to deepen our refuge by…
View PostDistinguishing features of the Three Jewels
Describing the distinguishing features of the Three Jewels, causal and resultant refuge, from Chapter 2…
View PostRecollection of the Dharma and Sangha
Explaining the qualities of the Dharma and Sangha, continuing the teaching from Chapter 2.
View PostRecollection of the Buddha
Completing the recollection of the Buddha and beginning the recollection of Dharma, teaching from Chapter…
View PostMeditation on small acts of compassion can have big ...
A meditation to bring more kindness into our interactions with others.
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