Stages of the Path in the Guru Puja
Short talks on the stages of the path described in the Guru Puja text by the fourth Panchen Lama.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Visualizing the Three Jewels
How to visualize the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha as part of the preliminary practice (ngöndro)…
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Visualizing sentient beings
How to visualize other sentient beings as part of the preliminary practice (ngöndro) of taking…
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How to see the guru
How to purify our relationship with our spiritual mentors when engaging in the preliminary practice…
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Purifying our negativities
How to use the preliminary practice (ngöndro) of taking refuge to purify our negativities.
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Dharma refuge
How to purify wrong views about the Buddha's teachings when engaging in the preliminary practice…
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Sangha refuge
How to receive the qualities of the Sangha as part of the preliminary practice (ngöndro)…
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Refuge meditation topics
How reflecting on the qualities of the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha can enhance one's meditation…
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More refuge meditation topics
Examining one's doubts with honesty while taking refuge can enhance the meditation practice.
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Refuge advice
In preparation for retreat: how to recite the mantra to take refuge in the guru,…
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The four general characteristics of karma
Observing cause and effect helps to understand the development of positive and negative results.
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The 10 non-virtues: 3 of body
A description of the three harmful actions of body and the connection to karma.
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The 10 non-virtues: Lying
Lying is a complex of trying to hide something and saying the untruth. It has…
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