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Venerable Thubten Chodron Causal dependence and karma
Understanding karma as related to the concept of causal dependence.
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Working with the Tara sadhana
How to personalize the sadhana—and your meditation sessions—keeping it fresh during retreat.
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Dependent arising: Dependence on parts
Meditation on the dependence of parts as a way of becoming familiar with the concept…
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Teachings on emptiness
The type of person who is suitable to receive teachings on emptiness and the danger…
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Dependent arising: Causal dependence
Meditation on causal dependence as a way of becoming familiar with the concept of dependent…
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Dismantling personal identity
Examining how our mind puts parts together through a conceptual process and see the object…
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Subtle mind and wind in tantra
What appears to the mind during meditation on emptiness in tantric practice?
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Awareness of emptiness
The awareness of emptiness achieved during meditation can be strengthened by developing our concentration.
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Distrust of false appearances
When we meditate on emptiness and begin to distrust the false appearance of inherent existence,…
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Visualizing the object of meditation
How to visualize Tara during concentration, or shamatha, meditation, both front-generation and self-generation.
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Fortitude and joyous effort
The importance of enthusiasm and perseverance in retreat and practice. Change comes slowly, but it…
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Restricting the environment
The benefit of restricting the environment and keeping some distance from the objects that give…
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