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Venerable Thubten Chodron The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verses 5-9
Commentary on verses that help us think about what is meaningful in this life and…
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Compassionate thinking and mentalizing
To develop compassion, we want to nurture beneficial and realistic ways of thinking and avoid…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro 
The commitments of mind training
Teaching on the sixth point of mind training: commitments and pledges.
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Karma and current ethical issues continued
Continuing the discussion of current ethical issues and karma, covering topics such as assisted suicide,…
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Offering our bodies to all sentient beings
Covering Verses 3.11-3.17 and encouraging us to dedicate our body, merit, and resources to the…
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Discourse on “The Removal of Distracting Thoug...
Nagarjuna’s analogies for the hindrances continued. Also advice on how to remove distracting thoughts.
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Structuring the meditation session
How to structure a meditation session, including the six preliminary practices before meditation. Identifying the…
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Is our practice going in the right direction?
Teaching on the fifth and sixth points of mind training.
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Guided meditation on the Buddha
A guided meditation on the Buddha and answers to questions on meditation.
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The benefits of and conditions for developing serenity
Where serenity fits on the path to liberation, the three higher trainings of ethics, concentration,…
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Concentration as a Buddhist practice
Instructions on walking meditation, the four immeasurables as aids to concentration, the breath as an…
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