The Six Perfections
Learn to cultivate generosity, ethical conduct, fortitude, joyous effort, concentration, and wisdom.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Perfection of generosity: Generosity in the Jataka T...
The differences between the generosity of fundamental vehicle and bodhisattva vehicle practitioners. Two stories from…
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Perfection of generosity: The benefits of giving wisely
How giving eliminates afflictions and generates virtue, Also, ways to increase the positive value of…
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Perfection of generosity: Pure and impure giving
A commentary on the text, “Nagarjuna on the Six Perfections”, that begins with the section…
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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) 
Day 3: Questions and answers
Discussion covering the two methods to generate bodhicitta, social engagement for monastics, mindfulness of mind,…
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Diligence and concentration
Finishing the teaching on the perfection of diligence, and discussing factors for cultivating and stabilizing…
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Fortitude and diligence
The fortitude of voluntarily enduring suffering, armor-like diligence, and unrelenting diligence.
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Day 2: Questions and answers
Discussion session covering near-death experiences from a Buddhist perspective, organ donation, and the importance of…
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Developing equanimity
How to cultivate and develop equanimity, and the equalizing and exchanging self and others technique…
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Cultivating positive states of mind
Methods to train the mind, focusing on the sequence of developing positive states of mind.…
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Day 1: Questions and answers
Session discussing signs of irreversible bodhicitta, the four maras, wishing all sentient beings to be…
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Bodhicitta, a vast perspective
Exploring reasons why bodhicitta is so powerful and teachings on the seven-step cause and effect…
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