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Stone statue of Kuan Yin under a tree covered in snow.
Chenrezig Winter Retreat 2006-07

Transition to daily life following retreat

Suggestions on how to transition from retreat. Reflections on the three-month Chenrezig retreat.

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Stone statue of Kuan Yin under a tree covered in snow.
Chenrezig Winter Retreat 2006-07

Bodhisattva practices

A bodhisattva's mind; the purpose of meditating on death and impermanence; the role of intellect…

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Sonam Gyatso the Third Dalai Lama
Essence of Refined Gold

The relationship with a teacher

How pleasing our spiritual mentors benefits us, creating stores of merit. The importance of avoiding…

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Stone statue of Kuan Yin under a tree covered in snow.
Chenrezig Winter Retreat 2006-07

Meditation on emptiness

How to deal with attachment to what others think of us; meditating on compassion and…

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Sonam Gyatso the Third Dalai Lama
Essence of Refined Gold

Regard for the spiritual mentor

The benefit we receive by contemplating the kindness of our teachers, training our minds to…

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Stone statue of Kuan Yin under a tree covered in snow.
Chenrezig Winter Retreat 2006-07

Looking for the “I”

Looking for the "I" and how the conventional "I" operates in the world. How to…

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Sonam Gyatso the Third Dalai Lama
Essence of Refined Gold

Relying on a spiritual friend

What it means to rely on a spiritual mentor, considering the benefit a teacher brings…

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Stone statue of Kuan Yin under a tree covered in snow.
Chenrezig Winter Retreat 2006-07

Creating identities

How our conceptions create our reality; how hanging on to a personal identity affects our…

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Prison Poetry

Buddha’s door

In meditation, a person in prison reflects on his experience of freedom and compassion for…

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Stone statue of Kuan Yin under a tree covered in snow.
Chenrezig Winter Retreat 2006-07

Basic goodness

The relationship between buddha nature and basic goodness, different ways to show compassion, and how…

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