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Venerable Thubten Chodron Sincerely going forth
How to overcome a poor-quality view of ourselves, and how to generate a mind of…
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Leaving family and renouncing worldly ties
How community life is a fast-track to overcome the eight worldly concerns, and commentary to…
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The meaning of ordination
The meaning of ordination, how it is much more than just keeping precepts.
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Paths for spiritual development
Beginning Chapter 8 “A Systematic Approach” and covering the section “Paths for Spiritual Development” explaining…
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A defender’s four answers
Reading from “The Defender’s Answers” in Chapter 23 “Procedures in Debate,” covering the four kinds…
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Imagery and method acting: Cultivating our compassio...
How we can use our imagination to develop compassion and other positive qualities.
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Eight verses of thought transformation: Verses 7-8
Continuing the commentary on verses 7 and 8 of the Eight Verses of Thought Transformation…
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The defender’s answers
Reviewing syllogisms and consequences as argument forms and discussing debate protocols and sets of the…
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End of retreat Q&A
Various questions from the audience, including how to gain right views through hearing, thinking, and…
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“Letter to a Friend”: Verses 43-47
Venerable Thubten Chodron covers verses 43-47 of Nagarjuna’s “Letter to a Friend.”
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Watching the news as Dharma practice
Answering various questions from the audience, including how to watch and interpret the news with…
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The Buddha Refuge Jewel
The Three Jewels that Buddhists take refuge in on both the ultimate and conventional levels.
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