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Venerable Thubten Chodron The Three Jewels as ideals
Taking refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha is deepened by studying and relating to…
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Chapter 8: Thoroughly preparing the student
Verses preparing the student’s mind for profound teachings on emptiness, the ultimate medicine that will…
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Julia Hayes - Nov 21, 2013
Julia Hayes Virtue board
Teaching virtuous qualities to children in a way that they can understand and enjoy.
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Chapters 7-8: Verses 173-176
By meditating on the disadvantages of attachment to seemingly attractive objects we can focus on…
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Chapter 7: Verses 166-172
Abandoning attachment to upper rebirths, or fame and wealth in this life, we can develop…
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Aspiring for freedom: why worldly pleasures won̵...
Cultivating contentment and aspiring for liberation, short-term pleasure versus long-term happiness.
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Chapter 7: Verses 158-165
A look at how much time we spend on acquiring objects of the senses, effort…
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Ethical conduct and emptiness
An explanation of right livelihood, dangers of bragging about our qualities, and the importance of…
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The importance of motivation
Why wrong views are stifling to our practice, the importance of maintaining our health to…
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Meaningful Dharma practice
What makes a bad companion, the importance of respecting Dharma objects, enduring hardships for the…
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Striking at the vital point
Why deities have wrathful forms, the practice of tonglen, and our obligation to help those…
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Heather Mack Duchscher Another take on the fifth precept
A student shares how extending the fifth precept to avoid intoxicants to include wise dietary…
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