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Craving and clinging
Continuing the teaching from Chapter 7, describing craving according to Pali tradition and explaining the…
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Pleasing sentient beings
Reading Verses 131-134 of Chapter 6, explaining what it means to please sentient beings and…
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Conventional and ultimate bodhicitta
An in-depth discussion of the two types of bodhicitta: conventional and ultimate.
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Retaliation
Covering Verses 122-132 from Chapter 6, exploring various reasons why retaliation against those who harm…
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Developing great compassion
Review steps preceding the cultivation of compassion and specific instruction on how to cultivate compassion.
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The meaning of compassion
As commentary to Verses 116-122 of Chapter 6, emphasizing the importance of cherishing sentient beings…
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Developing equanimity
How to meditate on equanimity as the prelude to developing loving kindness and compassion.
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Sources, contact, feeling
Teaching from Chapter 7, covering the fifth link six sources in Pali tradition and covering…
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Respecting sentient beings
Giving commentary to Verses 113-116, elaborating on why we should cherish and respect sentient beings…
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Being mindful of our precepts and values
Our real practice is to reformat how we think and then change our lives.
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