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Three ways to meditate on the mind
Is the mind the self? How to meditate on the mind to uncover its true…
View PostCompassion from Tara
How to imagine White Tara's appearance and think about her qualities during the sadhana practice.
View PostThe benefits of change
Impermanence gives us the opportunity to work with our minds and create beneficial change.
View PostVisualization in deity practice
How to work with the imagination to meditate on a Buddha figure.
View PostThe four opponent powers
Concluding the exploration of the four opponent powers through study of Chapter 2 of Shantideva's…
View PostPurification and merit
How we use our life to create the causes for our future experience and the…
View PostGenerating regret
Teachings from Shantideva's text continue with ways to generate regret, through the contemplation of death…
View PostThe power of restoring the relationship
Restoring the relationship with holy and ordinary beings starts with recognizing the harm we've done…
View PostReview: Meditating on the body
A review of the mindfulness of the body, how meditating on the body leads to…
View PostPurifying heavy karma
Purifying karma created in relation to special objects such as the Three Jewels, spiritual mentors,…
View PostOur motivation for practice
Discovering what truly gives our life purpose by setting a motivation that equals our potential.
View PostUntimely death
How practicing the White Tara sadhana can purify negativities that can cause untimely death.
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