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Meditating on no self
Commentary on the way of meditating on no-self, how to prove omniscience, and beginning the…
View PostThe reasons that prove cessation
Commentary on the reasons that prove the truth of cessation.
View PostVirtue, nonvirtue, merit, and roots of nonvirtue
Completing Chapter 5, covering five types of virtues and five types of nonvirtues and starting…
View PostRefuting a primal substance and independent self
Covering Verses 26-32 of Chapter 6, presenting Buddhist refutations of a primal substance and the…
View PostIdentifying our feelings
How to identify our emotions and distinguish them from thoughts and why it's important.
View PostMeditation on compassion for friends, strangers, and...
A guided analytical meditation on developing compassion for friends, strangers, and enemies.
View PostHaving-ceased
Continuing teaching from Chapter 5, explaining having-ceased and karmic seed and comparing the notions of…
View PostMeditation on developing generosity
A guided analytical meditation on developing generosity.
View PostPushed by our afflictions
Covering Verses 19-25 of Chapter 6, sharing ways to lessen our anger by viewing others’…
View PostPerfection of generosity: Generosity in everyday sit...
Answers to questions about generosity in everyday situations.
View PostPerfection of generosity: Offering our universe
How the notions of “I,” “my,” and “mine” block generosity. How the mandala offering is…
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