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Visualization and mantra recitation
The meaning of the entire graduated path to enlightenment is encompassed in the mantra which…
View PostGuided meditation on the Medicine Buddha
A guided meditation on the Medicine Buddha sadhana practice for those who have not received…
View PostIntroduction to Medicine Buddha practice
Our mind is related to our body and health in many ways. When we transform…
View PostConsumerism and happiness
Questioning how society defines happiness based on what we possess, and examining how consumerism influences…
View PostAbbreviated recitations
Recitations to prepare the mind for meditation, to make it receptive for transformation and attaining…
View PostReconnecting with Buddhism in Asia
Interacting with laypeople and monastics while traveling in Singapore and India in 2000.
View PostRefuge, bodhicitta, the four noble truths
A presentation of the four noble truths from a Mahayana perspective, and a reminder of…
View PostThe purpose of the Manjushri practice
An explanation of the purpose and the types of Manjushri practices as well as answers…
View PostManjushri and the three vehicles
A description of how the Manjushri practice fits within the three vehicles, some historical perspective,…
View PostManjushri deity sadhana with guided meditation
The sadhana for the practice of Manjushri and recording of guided front-generation Manjushri meditation.
View PostMaking flawless syllogisms
Debate teaches us how to make flawless syllogisms that help to reveal our mistaken ways…
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