Manjushri Winter Retreat 2008-09
Teachings on the Manjushri practice and how to integrate mediations on the stages of the path to awakening.
All Posts in Manjushri Winter Retreat 2008-09
Venerable Thubten Chonyi Manjushri sadhana overview
The benefits of doing the Manjushri practice, an explanation of the visualization in the sadhana,…
View Post
Motivation for the Manjushri retreat
Setting the motivation for retreat, remembering the sufferings of the lower realms, and endeavoring to…
View Post
The purpose of a silent retreat
A question-and-answer session touching on the purpose of silence on retreat, retreat etiquette, and daily…
View Post
Retreat questions and advice
What to do when the mind gets crazy in meditation, how to pace yourself during…
View Post
Venerable Thubten Chodron Distractions, the mind, and compassion
A discussion session with questions from those doing the retreat, covering topics like dealing with…
View Post
Emotions, refuge, and emptiness
Observing how sleep patterns may change during retreat due to the calming of the mind,…
View Post
Taking retreat into daily life
For those coming out of the one-month retreat: how to come out of retreat and…
View Post
Working with the mind in retreat
Working with the afflictions, applying correct antidotes, an explanation of lung and a discussion regarding…
View Post
The mind and body in meditation
A discussion on mindfulness, antidotes to lethargy and sleepiness, proper meditation posture and dealing with…
View Post
Reflecting on dukkha to fuel renunciation
How an awareness of dissatisfaction can fuel the practice, and how silence in retreat is…
View Post
Wisdom, renunciation, and attachment
A discussion covering the topics of great and profound wisdom, emptiness and attachment, how vipassana…
View Post
Dealing with afflictions and illness
Bringing poor health into the path and the practice, and working with attachment and feelings…
View Post