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The merits of bodhicitta
Answering questions and teaching on Verses 1.24-1.33 on the vast merits that come from generating…
View PostMy trip to the operating theatre and back
I recently had an infected cyst on my back. It had grown quickly, got infected,…
View PostMeditation on the kindness of others
A guided meditation to generate awareness of interdependence and of being the recipient of kindness.
View PostMeditation on working with anger
A guided meditation to reflect on the causes of anger and the antidotes.
View PostThe death process
Teaching from the section "The Death Process" and starting the section "Helping Ourselves and Others…
View PostMeditation on mind is the source of happiness and pain
A guided meditation to help understand how our thoughts and feelings influence our experience. Includes…
View PostThe bodhisattva ethical code
Giving commentary to Verses 15-23, explaining 8 guidelines that keep bodhicitta from degrading and teaching…
View PostSelf-compassion
What it means to have self-compassion and how it helps to cultivate compassion for others.…
View PostMeditation on death
A guided meditation to help clarify priorities in life in order to live wisely and…
View PostOther life forms
Teaching from the sections "Other Life Forms" and "Fear or Hope at Death?" in Chapter…
View PostThe benefits of bodhicitta
Meditating on equanimity and explaining the benefits of bodhicitta, covering various analogies that explain these…
View PostWhy bodhicitta is so powerful
Finishing teaching on the ten fortunes of a precious human life and explaining why bodhicitta…
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