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Venerable Thubten Chodron A second pilgrimage in China
Two weeks of travel in China followed by two weeks of retreat and teachings with…
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama The value of a disciplined way of life
Buddha's monastic precepts and their similarities to the Christian practice.
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Right effort, view, and thought
Concluding the teachings on the the eightfold noble path by looking at right effort, right…
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Right concentration and effort
Examining the eightfold noble path through right concentration and right effort.
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Mandala and the far-reaching attitudes
Discussion about mandala offerings and demonstration of how to offer the mandala.
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Right mindfulness
Examining the eightfold noble path through mindfulness of body, feelings, mind, and phenomena.
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When and why the mandala is offered
Review of how to build the mandala, when and why the mandala is offered, and…
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Right action and livelihood
Examining the eightfold noble path through right action and right livelihood.
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Establishing selflessness
Investigating the way things appear and how they actually exist.
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The purpose of mandala offerings
The importance of understanding the reasons why we do preliminary practices to purify negativities and…
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Eightfold noble path
An overview of the eightfold noble path as well as an in-depth look at right…
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