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The four characteristics of karma
How purification is possible and an introduction to the four characteristics of karma.
View PostReview and guided meditation
A review of how to meditate and common obstacles plus a guided meditation on the…
View PostWhich causes are we creating?
How generosity and ethical conduct help us to accumulate merit and why this matters.
View PostReview: Compassion, the great resolve, and bodhicitta
The last 3 steps of the 7-fold cause and effect method to generate bodhicitta.
View PostCompassion for peace in schools
How schoolteachers can bring compassion into the classroom.
View PostQ & A on how to meditate
Explaining how analytical and stabilizing meditation work together in our practice.
View PostWhy we meditate and how to do it
An in-depth introduction to meditation designed especially for those new to the practice.
View PostBodhicitta and working with adversity
Conventional bodhicitta and how it helps us in this time of the five degenerations.
View PostThe preliminaries & ultimate bodhichitta
Introduction to the "Seven-point Mind Training" by Geshe Chekawa and the first two points.
View PostThe joy of monastic discipline
Explaining the beautiful prayer on monastic discipline written by His Holiness the Dalia Lama in…
View PostA peaceful heart in a complex world
Cultivate peace of mind by overcoming the eight worldly concerns and making beneficial aspirations.
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