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Mind is the creator of our experience
The essence of Buddhist philosophy and psychology together with practical tools for immediate implementation in…
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Verse 40-2: Three kinds of faith
An explanation of clear faith, aspiring faith, and convinced faith, and how they build upon…
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Verse 40-1: Faith in the Three Jewels
What faith means in a Buddhist context, seeing the good qualities in something that is…
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Equalizing self and others
Completing the section of the text explaining equalizing self and others by looking at things…
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Rejoicing at conclusion of retreat
Closing the retreat with rejoicing, dedicating the merit, advice for coming out of retreat and…
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Developing bodhicitta
Equalizing and exchanging self and others and an explanation of the first six points of…
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Verse 38: Representations of the Buddha
How to think while looking at, or observing others looking at, representations of the Buddha.
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Verse 37: Discussing the teachings
The importance of practicing the teachings and experiencing them, and what makes a good teacher…
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Emptiness and the object of negation, part 2
Q & A focusing on taking away the appearance of an object or person.
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Emptiness and the object of negation, part 3
How the sense of an "I" appears to us yet cannot be found when investigating.
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