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Dharma refuge
How to purify wrong views about the Buddha's teachings when engaging in the preliminary practice…
View PostThe altruistic intention
Practices to cultivate a sense of equanimity; the seven-point cause-and-effect method for developing bodhicitta.
View PostPurifying our negativities
How to use the preliminary practice (ngöndro) of taking refuge to purify our negativities.
View PostHow to see the guru
How to purify our relationship with our spiritual mentors when engaging in the preliminary practice…
View PostVisualizing sentient beings
How to visualize other sentient beings as part of the preliminary practice (ngöndro) of taking…
View PostVisualizing the Three Jewels
How to visualize the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha as part of the preliminary practice (ngöndro)…
View PostReview: Transforming adversity
A review of recent talks on the taking and giving meditation and transforming adversity into…
View PostVisualizing the Buddha
Commentary on a verse from the Lama Chӧpa Jorchӧ Puja on how to visualize the…
View PostVisualizing the merit field
How to visualize the merit field of holy beings as part of the preliminary practice…
View PostCommentary on the Heart Sutra
Commentary on the Heart Sutra and how it outlines the five paths that culminate in…
View PostAppreciating the opportunity to practice
Sharing from discussion groups about what we take for granted, what to prioritize in our…
View PostI, me, myself and mine
A deeper look at the third seal: all phenomena lack a self. The meaning of…
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