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Deteriorating Buddha statue at the Abbey pet cemetary.
LR06 Death

Disadvantages of not thinking of death

Considering the disadvantages of not thinking about death motivates us to make use of this…

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Group photo of Exploring Monastic Life participants and abbey community.
LR05 Precious Human Life

Cultivating our motivation

The three levels of motivation as a key to understanding the Buddhist path.

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Group photo of Exploring Monastic Life participants and abbey community.
LR05 Precious Human Life

Obtaining a precious human life

The purpose and meaning of a precious human life, and the difficulty of obtaining such…

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Group photo of Exploring Monastic Life participants and abbey community.
LR05 Precious Human Life

The fortunes of a precious human life

Examining the 10 richnesses of a precious human life and how to meditate properly on…

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Group photo of Exploring Monastic Life participants and abbey community.
LR05 Precious Human Life

The freedoms of a precious human life

The purpose of reflecting on a precious human life and learning to recognize the eight…

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Geshe Sopa smiling very happily.
LR04 Relying on a Spiritual Teacher

Relying on teachers in thought and deed

Recognizing the kindness of our teacher and learning to repay that kindness through our actions.

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Geshe Sopa smiling very happily.
LR04 Relying on a Spiritual Teacher

Relying on teachers in thought

Review of the advantages of relying and disadvantages of not relying on a teacher as…

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Geshe Sopa smiling very happily.
LR04 Relying on a Spiritual Teacher

Disadvantages of improper reliance

The first two disadvantages of not properly relying on or abandoning the spiritual teacher.

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Venerables Samten and Jampa prostrating in front of the Abbey altar.
LR03 The Six Preparatory Practices

Visualizing the merit field and offering the seven-l...

How to set up the meditation session by doing the refuge visualization, contemplating the four…

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Altar in a shrine room.
LR03 The Six Preparatory Practices

Obtaining offerings properly and setting the right p...

Further instruction on how to make offerings, and a commentary on the third preparatory practice:…

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