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Dedication as generosity
The goodness that we create from dedicating merit is a practice of far-reaching generosity.
View PostSymbolism and visualization
How the visualizations in the sadhanas get us in touch with spiritual qualities through symbolic…
View PostThe purpose of dedicating merit
Dedicating merit to steer it toward the way we want it to ripen. We should…
View PostHow to approach retreat
What to do and what to expect during a retreat. Meditation and practice instructions.
View PostLamrim meditation and the sadhana
How and when to do lamrim meditation during the practice of the sadhana.
View PostOvercoming the distortions of the mind
How mindfulness of the four objects correlates with the realization of the four noble truths;…
View PostWhite Tara at your heart
How to visualize and think about White Tara dissolving into you at the end of…
View PostKaleidescope wheel
When a life ends, where does the person go? Was the person ever there to…
View PostDetermining to benefit others
Making a firm determination to do what is important—transforming our minds in order to benefit…
View PostWhy mindfulness of phenomena leads to true paths
The meditations on mindfulness of phenomena and a review of the general characteristics of the…
View PostFreedom through imagination
How to imagine the light and nectar flowing from Tara as purifying negative karma, sickness…
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