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Venerable Thubten Chodron The death process
Teaching from the section "The Death Process" and starting the section "Helping Ourselves and Others…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Meditation on mind is the source of happiness and pain
A guided meditation to help understand how our thoughts and feelings influence our experience. Includes…
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The bodhisattva ethical code
Giving commentary to Verses 15-23, explaining 8 guidelines that keep bodhicitta from degrading and teaching…
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Self-compassion
What it means to have self-compassion and how it helps to cultivate compassion for others.…
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Meditation on death
A guided meditation to help clarify priorities in life in order to live wisely and…
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Other life forms
Teaching from the sections "Other Life Forms" and "Fear or Hope at Death?" in Chapter…
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The benefits of bodhicitta
Meditating on equanimity and explaining the benefits of bodhicitta, covering various analogies that explain these…
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Why bodhicitta is so powerful
Finishing teaching on the ten fortunes of a precious human life and explaining why bodhicitta…
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Absorbing yourself in ultimate love
Teaching on understanding emptiness and training in methods to eradicate afflictive emotions and attain liberation…
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Subtle impermanence
Answering questions from retreat participants and teaching on understanding impermanence and generating love and compassion
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Reflecting on impermanence
Teaching on generating the sense of closeness with others and outlining the meditation to develop…
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Understanding our situation in samsara
Speaking on the importance of seeing sentient beings as precious and teaching on ten nonvirtues…
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