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Venerable Thubten Chodron The four distortions: Seeing what is impermanent as ...
Understanding impermanence helps us to take advantage of the opportunities we have to practice the…
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Review Quiz 1: Question 6
A continuation of the review of the Fundamental Vehicle quiz, and an explanation of the…
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10th anniversary of September 11
How our Dharma practice can help to overcome violence and create peace on the personal…
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John Kevin McCombs - Sep 8, 2011
From enemy to brother
We all want the same thing, to have happiness and its causes and not to…
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Review Quiz 1: Questions 1-5
Answers to the questions of the Fundamental Vehicle quiz, and a discussion on how to…
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Quiz 1: Hearer’s grounds and paths
The questions for a quiz on the Fundamental Vehicle portion of the teachings.
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The nine mental abidings
Showing how one progressively develops deeper and more subtle concentration to meditative stabilization.
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The five faults and eight antidotes
Explanation of Maitreya's teaching on cultivating serenity through overcoming the obstacles.
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Meditation and hindrances
Explanation of the meditation posture, the preliminary practices, and mandala offering. Beginning of teachings on…
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Mindfulness and introspective awareness
A teaching on the three higher trainings from subtle to gross levels. Explaining the two…
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Mahayana path introduction
An overview of the Mahayana grounds and paths, and the advantages of bodhicitta.
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