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Awakening compassion
His Holiness the Dalai Lama's foreword to "Cultivating a Compassionate Heart," on how the Chenrezig…
View PostWhat to do after retreat
Advice on how to take what was learned during retreat into life, and how to…
View PostHow to do the Dorje Khadro practice
Introduction to the Dorje Khadro fire offering and a description and explanation of the practice.
View Post37 Practices: Verses 29-37
The perfections of concentration and wisdom, and the final verses on the practices of bodhisattvas.
View PostFeelings and the yo-yo mind
Q and A with retreatants - how our emotions affect our judgment, and how the…
View PostFeeling bad helps our practice
Recognizing that when we feel good, it becomes harder to practice, and having compassion without…
View PostDealing with the craving for excitement
Working with the mind that always looks forward to something new and exciting, and looking…
View PostBhikshuni ordination
Tracing bhikshuni ordination from the Buddha's time to the present and how the existence of…
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