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A Song to Mummy Tara in These Dire Times
At the request of Venerable Lobsang Tenpa and Friends of Sravasti Abbey Russia, Venerable Chodron…
View PostGreat resolve and bodhicitta
The conclusion of the teaching on the seven-point-cause-and-effect method and a clear explanation of the…
View PostThe permutations of karma
What makes karma certain or uncertain to be experienced. The factors that influence when karma…
View PostChapter 3: Verses 215-223
The four immeasurable factors that make full awakening possible. How the collections of merit and…
View PostRepaying kindness, love, and compassion
The third through fifth points in the seven point cause and effect instructions; one of…
View PostThe kindness of our parents
The first two points in the seven-point-cause-and-effect instructions for developing bodhicitta.
View PostDeveloping equanimity
The importance of developing equanimity before we can begin developing bodhichitta.
View PostVirtuous karma and its effects
How virtuous karma is created and the types of results it brings. An explanation of…
View PostChapter 3: Verses 212-214
Explanation of the syllogism for establishing the emptiness of persons and phenomena because they are…
View PostBodhicitta, the best gift
How all the happiness in the world comes from the altruistic intention.
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