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Cover of Cultivating a Compassionate Heart.
Books

Awakening compassion

His Holiness the Dalai Lama's foreword to "Cultivating a Compassionate Heart," on how the Chenrezig…

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Vajrasattva statue
Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2005-06

What to do after retreat

Advice on how to take what was learned during retreat into life, and how to…

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Altar set up for Dorje Khadro practice.
Dorje Khadro

How to do the Dorje Khadro practice

Introduction to the Dorje Khadro fire offering and a description and explanation of the practice.

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The first frost of snow falls on a Buddha statue in the garden amidst fall foliage.
37 Practices of Bodhisattvas

37 Practices: Verses 29-37

The perfections of concentration and wisdom, and the final verses on the practices of bodhisattvas.

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Vajrasattva statue
Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2005-06

Feelings and the yo-yo mind

Q and A with retreatants - how our emotions affect our judgment, and how the…

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Vajrasattva statue
Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2005-06

Feeling bad helps our practice

Recognizing that when we feel good, it becomes harder to practice, and having compassion without…

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Vajrasattva statue
Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2005-06

Dealing with the craving for excitement

Working with the mind that always looks forward to something new and exciting, and looking…

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A tibetan buddhist nun standing beside a peach blossom tree.
Tibetan Tradition

Bhikshuni ordination

Tracing bhikshuni ordination from the Buddha's time to the present and how the existence of…

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A pair of feet hanging in the air.
On Cultivating Wisdom

Suicide watch

Thinking that it will be the end of pain and suffering, a person in prison…

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An owl with wings spreading out.
On Mindfulness

Owl

An owl appears in the prison recreation area.

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