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Mandala offering hand mudra.
Mandala Offering

The purpose of mandala offerings

The importance of understanding the reasons why we do preliminary practices to purify negativities and…

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Buddha in bright radiating light.
LR10 Noble Eightfold Path

Eightfold noble path

An overview of the eightfold noble path as well as an in-depth look at right…

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Buddha in bright radiating light.
LR14 Bodhisattva Deeds

Three levels of dependent arising

The three levels of dependent arising and why it's important to cultivate this wisdom.

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Buddha in bright radiating light.
LR14 Bodhisattva Deeds

Excitement and application

Examining the last three obstacles to calm abiding meditation: laxity and excitement, non-application, and over-application.

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Buddha in bright radiating light.
LR14 Bodhisattva Deeds

Laxity and excitement

Examining laxity and excitement , one of the five hindrances to calm abiding meditation.

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Buddha in bright radiating light.
LR14 Bodhisattva Deeds

Calm abiding review

A review on how to choose the object of meditation and how to cultivate mindfulness…

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Travels

Teaching in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union

A 16-city teaching tour in Eastern Europe in 1994 reveals the optimism and difficulties experienced…

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Buddha in bright radiating light.
LR14 Bodhisattva Deeds

Forgetting the object of meditation

Forgetting the object of meditation as an obstacle to calm abiding and mindfulness as its…

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Buddha in bright radiating light.
LR14 Bodhisattva Deeds

Objects of meditation and deterrents

Continuing to look at objects of calm-abiding meditation and the first of the five deterrents:…

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Buddha in bright radiating light.
LR14 Bodhisattva Deeds

Objects of meditation

Examining the various objects of calm abiding meditation taught by the Buddha.

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Buddha in bright radiating light.
LR14 Bodhisattva Deeds

Preparing for calm abiding meditation

Establishing the six conducive conditions for calm abiding meditation and advice on doing retreat.

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