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Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience

Meditating on emptiness: The four point analysis, pa...

How to recognize the object of negation, the inherently existent self, and analyze whether it…

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Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Chapter 1: Verses 25-26

A correct understanding of emptiness leads to developing wisdom, while misunderstanding emptiness leads to a…

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Essence of a Human Life

Being fearless in making life meaningful

Appreciating the value of our precious human life, especially respecting our interest in spiritual growth…

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Logo for The Yoga Hour.
Cultivating Compassion

The way of compassion

A conversational talk on compassion for The Yoga Hour with Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian.

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Essence of a Human Life

Valuing our intelligence

Contemplating the rarity of having a human intelligence to study and practice the Dharma, and…

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Guided Meditations

Purification: The four opponent powers

A psychological tool for self-forgiveness and making amends for our negative actions of body, speech,…

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Essence of a Human Life

Flattening our pride

The importance of being receptive and open to Dharma teachings, especially when they push our…

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Essence of a Human Life

Relying upon Tara the liberator

Why Tara is a reliable source of refuge, and how the question of gender becomes…

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Heather leading meditation.
Preliminary Practices

The Vajrasattva ngondro

A student offers thoughts on completing the Vajrasattva ngondro.

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Essence of a Human Life

How Tara helps us

Why we turn to Tara for refuge and how she helps us by teaching us…

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Essence of a Human Life

Overcoming confusion

A new series of teachings on a text by Je Rinpoche. Setting the scene for…

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A solo person kayaks in a lake with mountains in the background.
Essence of a Human Life

The Essence of a Human Life

Verses by Lama Tsongkhapa on how to use our precious human life to pursue what…

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