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Happiness and pleasures
Analysis of what it means to truly love ourselves. What is happiness?
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Clarification of what is being purified. Criteria we use to make decisions: how wise are…
View Post Physical prison versus samsaric prison
Watching the mind's reaction to food. Looking at attachment, seeing where it leads us. Examining…
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Relying on a spiritual teacher
The importance of the relationship between teacher and student and how to cultivate that relationship.
View Post Create karma, accumulate merit, apply antidote
Working on concepts of karma, emptiness, attachment in the retreat. An analytical meditation of what…
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Incarcerated people Doing Vajrasattva retreat
A person in prison relates his intention to take refuge and importance of purification.
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Personal demons
It´s not easy to replace old thoughts about oneself and to accept full responsibility for…
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Dealing with disappointment
Happiness begins with eliminating unrealistic expectations of ourselves and others.
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Doing retreat in prison
A person in prison describes the challenges of retreat practice inside prison and the benefits…
View Post Questions about initiation and meditation
Rejoicing in receiving the Vajrasattva initiation from Lama Zopa. Clarifying various aspects of the meditation…
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