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Teachings that help us transform our minds to see people and events we find challenging from a Dharma perspective.

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Good Karma Annual Retreat

Buddha nature

How the two types of buddha nature are the basis for change and awakening. The…

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Good Karma Annual Retreat

Karma and its effects

The meaning of karma, its four principles, three branches, and three kinds of results. How…

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Good Karma Annual Retreat

The eight worldly concerns

How subduing the eight worldly concerns is the first step in living a spiritual or…

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Good Karma Annual Retreat

The causes of happiness and suffering

How karma is like a boomerang, whatever actions we do return and have a similar…

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37 Practices of Bodhisattvas

The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verses 33-37

Commentary on thought transformation verses on guiding the mind toward virtuous mental states to benefit…

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Kuan Yin statue on a pedestal with a flower garland in her lap under a tree.
37 Practices of Bodhisattvas

The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verses 27-32

Commentary on thought transformation verses on developing the far-reaching attitudes of fortitude, joyous effort, concentration…

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Kuan Yin statue on a pedestal with a flower garland in her lap under a tree.
37 Practices of Bodhisattvas

The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verses 23-26

Commentary on thought transformation verses that look at attachment and anger from the viewpoint of…

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Kuan Yin statue on a pedestal with a flower garland in her lap under a tree.
37 Practices of Bodhisattvas

The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verses 16-20

Commentary on verses for training the mind to transform how adverse circumstances are viewed and…

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Kuan Yin statue on a pedestal with a flower garland in her lap under a tree.
37 Practices of Bodhisattvas

The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verses 10-16

Commentary on verses that cover the two methods of developing bodhicitta and how to transform…

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