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Venerable Thubten Chodron Guidelines after taking refuge
Integrating the practice of taking refuge and keeping precepts into daily life, and the benefits…
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Taking the practice home
What to do after completing the workshop and a dedication of merit including a recitation…
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Prayers for Asian Tsunami victims
Advice to a Dharma student on prayers and practices that can be done to benefit…
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The Medicine Buddha request prayers
Thinking about the qualities of the Medicine Buddhas during the request verses. An explanation of…
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Taking problems onto the spiritual path
Transcript of a talk on using the Dharma to transform our problems into opportunities for…
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The bardo and taking rebirth
How a person goes from the bardo into the next rebirth. Why the time of…
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Disadvantages of not thinking of death
Considering the disadvantages of not thinking about death motivates us to make use of this…
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Preparing the meditation space and making offerings
Instructions on the first two preparatory practices for a meditation session: (1) cleaning the room…
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Extraordinary aspiration: The seven-limb practice
A powerful practice from the King of Prayers that can be done daily to purify…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Preparing for death
Various spiritual practices to help us prepare for our own and others' death.
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Connecting with Amitabha Buddha
The Amitabha Buddha practice and what a pure land is. The benefits and the causes…
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