Green Tara Winter Retreat 2009-2010
Short daily talks given during the Green Tara Winter Retreat on how to transform the mind by meditating on Green Tara.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Tara’s wisdom
Further explanations of doing the Tara sadhana and what different sections mean. The various kinds…
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The pitfalls of perfectionism
Developing conviction in the Dharma teachings and how to approach the Dharma in a constructive…
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Buddha nature and omniscient mind
What buddha nature means; It doesn't mean that we're already buddhas. A continuing explanation of…
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Emptiness feels so solid
Emptiness, sometimes mistakenly thought of something that exists solidly, is actually a non-affirming negation, a…
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Emptiness as the nature of phenomena
When anything exists, from the moment it exists, it is empty of inherent existence.
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Emptiness and worldly appearances
Emptiness is not simply another quality of a sense object, like color or shape, but…
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Emptiness and non-duality
The perception of emptiness is non-dual, without the experience of subject and object.
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Deity practice
An explanation of the difference between self-generation and front-generation, as well as an answer to…
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Dharma protector practices
Words of advice regarding Dharma protector practice, reminding us that the spirit of Buddhism is…
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Independent and dependent existence
The contrast between independent and dependent existence, and an explanation of the difference between permanent…
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Negating inherent existence
The lack of inherent existence does not mean the same as non-existence. While things do…
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