Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps
Teachings on refuge in the Three Jewels and the Three Higher Trainings.
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Volume 4 of The Library of Wisdom and Compassion delves into the core of Buddhist practice: the Three Jewels and the three higher trainings of ethical conduct, concentration and wisdom.
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A series of monthly talks on refuge and the Three Jewels hosted online by Vajrayana Institute in Sydney, Australia.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron The 37 Harmonies and Good Karma verses 45-46
Explaining verses 45-46 from "Good Karma" and describing 37 Harmonies from Chapter 11.
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The dance between mindfulness and introspection
Explaining the dependent relationship between mindfulness and introspective awareness, teaching from Chapter 11.
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General meaning of introspective awareness
Reviewing mindfulness and resuming with introspective awareness, teaching from Chapter 11.
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Venerable Tenzin Tsepal Review of concentration in the Pali tradition
Reviewing the first part of the concentration in Pali tradition from Chapter 9, including excerpts…
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Venerable Thubten Damcho Review of the meditative absorptions
Reviewing meditative absorptions of the form realm and formless realm.
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Cultivating serenity in nine stages
Reviewing cultivating pliancy, attaining serenity and nine stages of sustained attention.
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Venerable Thubten Jigme Review of five faults and eight antidotes
Reviewing the five faults and eight antidotes from Maitreya’s Differentiation of the Middle from the…
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Introspective awareness
Completing the section describing the mental factor of mindfulness and beginning the section on the…
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Mindfulness and introspective awareness
Explaining the importance of mindfulness and introspective awareness, beginning chapter 11 on the higher training…
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Practicing serenity in the Chinese tradition
Explaining serenity and insight as found in the Chinese Buddhist tradition, and deviations in meditation,…
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Serenity and insight in Chinese buddhism
Explaining serenity and insight as found in the Chinese Buddhist tradition, continuing the teaching from…
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