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: Do we really own anything?
Investigating the mental attitude of ownership of objects and generosity
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Perfection of generosity: Learning to connect with e...
Recognizing similarities across humanity and creating an economy of generosity.
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Perfection of generosity: What makes generosity sincere
How to evaluate our intentions for giving and an explanation of different types of generosity…
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Perfection of generosity: Generosity in everyday sit...
Answers to questions about generosity in everyday situations.
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Perfection of generosity: Offering our universe
How the notions of “I,” “my,” and “mine” block generosity. How the mandala offering is…
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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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