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A 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.
View PostPrimordially pure awareness
Explaining the meaning of "primordially pure" and our need to interweave the understanding of emptiness…
View PostThe importance of realizing emptiness
Why emptiness is the antidote to ignorance and the path to peace.
View PostReflections after doing retreat on the four establis...
Poems inspired by teachings on the four establishments of mindfulness.
View PostIntroduction to the taking and giving meditation
Overcoming self-centredness, a major obstacle to doing the taking and giving meditation.
View PostAfflictions and the nature of the mind
Explaining how the mind is different from mental factors, teaching from the next section, “Afflictive…
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