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Good Karma: We are not inherently selfish
Purifying the harm we have done to others directly and to ourselves indirectly.
View PostGood Karma: Embracing hardship for others’ sake
Transforming hardship into the path to awakening.
View PostGood Karma: Solving problems at their root
How we can get the specific results that we want by creating the right causes.
View PostFinding true happiness
Continuing teaching from Chapter 9, describing the way to investigate the source of true happiness…
View Post70 Topics: Mahayana paths
Explanation of chapter 1, topics 3 to 7 on the bodhisattva paths.
View PostJoy and rest as supports for joyous effort
How to generate the strong intention to apply antidotes to the afflictions, and engage in…
View PostSautrāntika tenet school: Part 3
The Sautrāntika school views on valid and invalid cognizers, and assertions on selflessness.
View PostApologizing and forgiving
How to engage in apologizing and forgiving as part of the practice of compassion.
View PostMeditation on forgiving
A guided meditation on forgiving, how to let go of painful thoughts and feelings of…
View PostThe mind’s potential and the existence of the ...
The mind, its qualities, and connection to the Three Jewels in the context of refuge.
View PostBenefits of meditating on the the 12 links
Commencing the teaching from Chapter 9 and describing the benefits of meditating on the 12…
View Post70 Topics: Mahayana instructions
Teaching and meditation on chapter 1, topic 2 on the two truths.
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