How to practice tonglen, the taking-and-giving meditation.
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Who are you judging?
Working on our anger and our judgmental minds in order to be able to see other beings as wish-fulfilling jewels.
More precious than a wish-fulfilling jewel
Beginning a commentary to Geshe Langri Tangpa’s “Eight Verses of Thought Transformation,” the importance of developing a bodhicitta motivation.
Prayer to be reborn in Amitabha’s pure land: verses 22-31
Things and persons exist dependently but ignorance grasps them to exist independently. Overcoming obstacles to perfecting the bodhisattva practices.
“Approaching the Buddhist Path”: Designation by term and concept
Mere designation by term and concept is the subtlest meaning of dependent arising. How Dharma practice is determined by motivation.
“Approaching the Buddhist Path”: Dependent arising and emptiness
What it means to repay the kindness of others. How phenomena are empty and exist conventionally. The three levels of dependent arising.
“Approaching the Buddhist Path”: The nature of the mind
The conventional and ultimate nature of the mind. How phenomena exist in relationship to the mind. By opting out of anger and grudges one finds more peace.
Yes, but
All living beings desire security and stability. How can we, as Buddhists, reconcile this need with our understanding of impermanence?
The light of liberation: True satisfaction and fulfillment
Using reasoning to develop confidence that nirvana and awakening are possible. The factors that make liberation possible. The different kinds of nirvana.
The Vimalakirti Sutra: Eliminating false conceptualization
How eliminating the fault of false conceptualization prevents the arising of afflictions. The emptiness of male and female gender.
