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Seven-point Mind Training

Giving to others

Transforming our bodies into what helps others progress on the path and how to meditate…

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On Addiction

Leading ourselves out of addiction

Taking refuge in drugs or alcohol simply leads to more destructive, addictive behavior, which then…

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Cover of Taming the Mind.
Taming the Mind

Contemplating death

How thinking about death can make our lives more meaningful and how Dharma practice can…

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Seven-point Mind Training

Review: Who to cherish

A review of the disadvantages of the self-centered thought and the benefits of cherishing others.

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Seven-point Mind Training

Review: The self-centered thought

Review of the section of the text on the disadvantages of the self-centered thought.

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Stages of the Path in the Guru Puja

Unfortunate rebirths

How Buddhist teachings on lower realms differ from theistic religions, and the importance of creating…

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Stages of the Path in the Guru Puja

Death and refuge

How contemplating death and impermanence can lead us to taking refuge in the Three Jewels.

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Stages of the Path in the Guru Puja

Death time and relationships

Considering the people in our lives, the karma we create in relationship with them, and…

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Seven-point Mind Training

Giving to those who harm us

Giving to those in the various realms and how to transform resistance towards giving to…

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Stages of the Path in the Guru Puja

Death time and possessions

Considering how our possessions will not be of help at the time of death, that…

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