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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) Freedom and suffering
Introduces the Seven Patriarchs and urges us to make effort in understanding karma and the…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron The Buddha’s life story part 2
Continues with the Buddha’s life story, and discusses the motivation for ordaining.
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Venerable Thubten Damcho Praise to Weituo Pusa chant
Praise to Weituo Pusa, protector of the monastic retreat (varsa).
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Sravasti Abbey Monastics Repentance chant
The repentance chant that is part of the bimonthly monastic confession ceremony.
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The Buddha’s life story part 1
How the Buddha’s life story parallels our own story of spiritual yearning.
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Cultivating excellent qualities
Describing the three factors that make the cultivation of excellent qualities, reviewing the sections, "Excellent…
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Friends who give bad advice
How habitual disturbing emotions are like friends giving bad advice.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Meditation on compassion
Guided meditation on developing compassion in a wise and skillful way.
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Transforming knowledge into action
Practices we can do in daily life to integrate the Dharma. The perfection of joyous…
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The potential for liberation
Explaining the obscurations to the mind and factors for liberation, reviewing the sections, "The Mind's…
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