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Responding to pleasant feelings
Discusses how to respond to pleasant feelings without attachment but with the wish to give…
View PostChapter 8: Verses 195-196
How to meditate on emptiness, and the importance of reflection and meditation on the teachings.
View PostTransforming unpleasant feelings
Discusses the difference between unpleasant feelings that arise from virtuous versus non-virtuous minds. Using wisdom…
View PostThe Five Dhyani Buddhas
Responds to a question on the symbolism of the Five Dhyani Buddhas in the purification…
View PostLife support or not?
Responds to a question about going on life support, which prolongs life by artificial means.
View PostChapter 8: Verses 192-194
The different ways the Buddha presented the teachings according to the disposition of the disciples.
View PostDealing with spirits and sickness
Responds to a question on how the Vajrasattva practice helps us to purify harm from…
View PostBelieving what others believe about us
Responds to a question on how we are conditioned by what others believe about us…
View PostCultivating love on Valentine’s Day
Shares thoughts on how to cultivate love for all sentient beings, including our enemies, on…
View PostChapter 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…
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