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Chapter 8: Verses 190-191
Meditating on emptiness of the self, three levels of selflessness of persons, and the four-point…
View PostCommunicating with a Dharma friend who has dementia
Responds to a query on how to help a suffering friend calm her mind and…
View PostMore thoughts on ethical conduct in the workplace
Discusses whether or not one should lie if it is expected as part of one's…
View PostDropping our garbage
Shares insights from working with pain, illness, and purification during Vajrasattva retreat.
View PostEthical conduct in the workplace
Response to a retreatant from afar who wrote in with a question about having to…
View PostChapter 8: Verses 188-190
A student must be prepared for the teachings on emptiness in order to understand the…
View PostStories about Lama Yeshe
Shares some of the pithy teachings by Lama Yeshe and ties them in with a…
View PostWorking with sexual energy
Responds to the question of how to deal with sexual energy in our spiritual practice.
View PostHow samsara evolves
Shares how, on the basis of our ignorance misapprehending the nature of reality, our mind…
View PostBook launch: “Don’t Believe Everything Y...
A write-up on the book launch of "Don't Believe Everything You Think" in Singapore together…
View PostChapter 8: Verses 184-187
An explanation of how emptiness does not mean non-existence, and the problems with being attached…
View PostKarma, formative action, and volitional factors
Deciphers the difference between Dharma terms related to karma and illuminates how this understanding is…
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