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Venerable Thubten Jigme Guided meditation on spiritual mentors
How to properly rely on a spiritual mentor, a guided analytical meditation followed by a…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Verse 63: The currency that eradicates all poverty
How our spiritual faith can counteract disturbing states of mind and sustain us in our…
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Chapter 13: Refuting truly existent sense organs and...
Objects do not exist the way they appear to the senses. Examining the reasonings that…
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Verse 62: The wish-fulfilling jewel
Meeting a qualified Mahayana spiritual mentor is crucial for us to progress along the path…
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Don’t let success go to your head
Examining how real happiness is found inside, not outside in any form of wealth or…
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Verse 61: A reliable protector from suffering
The Three Jewels are the most reliable source of refuge from all forms of suffering…
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Bhante Henepola Gunaratana - Oct 3, 2014
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana Our common bond
When our enthusiasm for the Dhamma is guided by love, compassion, joy, and equanimity, we…
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The determination to be free
Reflecting on the six unsatisfactory conditions of cyclic existence to generate a genuine determination to…
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Venerable Thubten Damcho Connecting with compassion
How important it is to acknowledge past mistakes and harms done in order to truly…
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Seven tips for a happy life
Wise advice for living a happier life, setting priorities and cultivating an expansive motivation and…
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Chapters 12-13: Verses 299-301
Attachment to what is familiar causes people to cling to wrong views.
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Verse 60: A pure land of joy
The supreme peace of liberation. Also, what it means to practice and dedicate for rebirth…
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