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Practices for preparing for death
A brief introduction to preparatory practices for death, including 7-point mind training (lojong) and taking…
View PostSpiritually preparing for death
A third guided meditation on death, touching on unhelpful attitudes towards death.
View PostPracticing with your spiritual mentor’s passing
Advice on how to take a spiritual mentor's passing into our Dharma practice.
View PostThe 9-point meditation on death
Two guided meditations on death with questions and answers.
View PostThe way we live will affect the way we die
Awareness of impermanence and death helps us to live more meaningfully and die peacefully.
View PostUnborn clear light mind
Comparing how the primordially pure mind is understood in the New Translation School (clear light…
View PostBe your own therapist
How to pay attention to, identify, and unpack the thoughts that inform our emotions in…
View PostA tribute to Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Lessons from spiritual teachers and advice to students after a spiritual mentor’s passing.
View PostIntroduction to the Four Establishments of Mindfulness
The importance of learning the Four Establishments, an overview of them, and a meditation on…
View PostEnacting others’ welfare
Commentary on Shantideva's verses that explain how to exchange self and others.
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