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Compassion observing sentient beings
Unpacking verse 3 of Chandrakirti’s "Homage to great compassion."
View PostCutting through the mundane mind
Questions and answers on how visualization and mantra recitation support our spiritual practice.
View PostThree kinds of compassion
Commentary on verses 1 and 2 of Chandrakirti’s "Homage to Great Compassion."
View PostGreat compassion and nondual awareness
The three causes of bodhisattvas and nuances of the realization of emptiness.
View PostThe far-reaching attitude of equanimity
The importance of rejoicing in the success of others, and on the happiness gained from…
View PostThe meaning of compassion
What compassion means, the three kinds of suffering that warrant compassion, and compassion’s connection to…
View PostHolding a retreat mind
Three ways to visualize Manjushri and how to set up a proper retreat environment.
View PostConcentration, knowledge & vision and disenchan...
Continuing teaching from Chapter 10, explaining the transcendental factors concentration, knowledge and vision, disenchantment and…
View Post70 Topics: Introduction to application in complete a...
Review of the eight categories and introduction of chapter 4, application in complete aspects.
View PostAbandoning attachment
Commentary to verses 4-7 of Chapter 8, "Meditation". How attachment hinders serenity meditation, identifying attachment,…
View PostSvātantrika Madhyamaka tenets: Part 2
Continued explanation of Svātantrika Madhyamaka assertions, including the mode of asserting objects and the two…
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