How to use the teachings on karma and thought transformation to look at the causes of present experiences and creating the causes for future experiences.
“Good Karma”: Creating the causes for our future experiences
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Advice for gathering the collections of merit and wisdom
An explanation of the actions to abandon and those to engage in order to increase the two collections.
The nature of pleasure and pain
How to lead in a skillful way that benefits others. What is labeled pleasure is a actually the lessening of pain. How mental pleasure is conceptually created.
Spiritual advice on practical matters
Nagarjuna’s advice on practical matters from a Dharma perspective. How to maintain a virtuous motivation to guide everyday activities and interactions.
Chapter 7: Verses 50-58
Developing and applying self-confidence, the second factor of joyous effort. Learning from failure and not giving up.
Chapter 7: Verses 31-49
Overcoming the three types of laziness that oppose joyous effort. Developing aspiration and self-confidence, the first two factors that compose joyous effort.
Connecting with Amitabha Buddha
The Amitabha Buddha practice and what a pure land is. The benefits and the causes of being reborn in a pure land. The two levels of understanding a pure land.
Logic and reasoning in daily life
Logic and reasoning can be used to guide our actions, make decisions and also test the validity of our thoughts and beliefs to arrive at more realistic views.
The other shore
A reflection on the voyage that practitioners take, from our present state of samsara to the the shore of liberation.
It’s not about the money: “Sutta on the Dung Beetle”
How attachment to worldly concerns like fame, gain, and praise are obstacles to spiritual progress. Developing genuine self-esteem based on inner qualities.
