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Venerable Thubten Chodron The altruistic intention
An examination of the practices in common with advanced level practitioners starts by first considering…
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Drikung Chhöje Jigten Gönpo - Feb 22, 1993
Praise of the Teacher, the Buddha, Through His 12 Deeds
An extended homage to Shakyamuni Buddha, describing his many activities in spreading the Dharma, from…
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a sadhana of the tradition
- Feb 22, 1993
Meditation on the Buddha
Step-by-step meditation on the Buddha. This includes reciting verses and contemplating good qualities you aspire…
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Freeing ourselves from samsara
The advantages of observing the higher training in ethical conduct, advice for keeping our ethics…
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Path to liberation
The distinction between liberation and enlightenment and what kind of body and what path to…
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The 12 links and the four noble truths
We die because we are born. To cease the cycle of death and rebirth, cease…
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Dependent arising: Links 4-12
A review of the first links and a discussion of the remaining 12 links of…
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Dependent arising: Links 1-3
Superstition obscures the right view and brings forth a wrong fantasy view. It is the…
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The death and rebirth process
What happens to the consciousnesses as we die, the bardo, and how rebirth occurs.
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The 12 links of dependent arising: Overview
I want to be happy and I deserve to be happy, but I’m not going…
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The wheel of life
Being aware of death while we are alive helps us distinguish what's important. Living each…
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The bardo and taking rebirth
How a person goes from the bardo into the next rebirth. Why the time of…
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