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Venerable Thubten Chodron Subtle impermanence
Answering questions from retreat participants and teaching on understanding impermanence and generating love and compassion
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Open Heart, Clear Mind study guide
Study guide to the book Open Heart, Clear Mind, a foundational and profound introduction to…
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The emptiness of identities and nonvirtue
The emptiness of identities and nonvirtues, and how this provides the key to purification.
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The power of determination
The power of determination, examining how to create the external and internal conditions to support…
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Cultivating a bodhicitta motivation
The importance of cultivating a bodhicitta motivation for all that we do
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Heather Mack Duchscher 
The first nonvirtue of speech: Lying (part 2)
We have to observe the situations in which we tell lies. If we have done…
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The practice of confession
Part of a series of short commentaries on the Amitabha sadhana given in preparation for…
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Concentration meditation on the Buddha
How to use an image of the Buddha to develop concentration.
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Learning to be ethical
Being honest with ourselves is an important part of keeping good ethical conduct.
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