Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2005
How to do the Vajrasattva practice in a long retreat setting.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron A content and disciplined retreat mind
Using the retreat time to develop a healthier way of looking at our behavior. The…
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Initial experiences of retreatants
Working through different states of mind and restless energy, changing the way we move in…
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Questions about initiation and meditation
Rejoicing in receiving the Vajrasattva initiation from Lama Zopa. Clarifying various aspects of the meditation…
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Create karma, accumulate merit, apply antidote
Working on concepts of karma, emptiness, attachment in the retreat. An analytical meditation of what…
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Physical prison versus samsaric prison
Watching the mind's reaction to food. Looking at attachment, seeing where it leads us. Examining…
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Purification and non-negotiables
Clarification of what is being purified. Criteria we use to make decisions: how wise are…
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Happiness and pleasures
Analysis of what it means to truly love ourselves. What is happiness?
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Answering questions from retreatants
Guided questioning on selflessness. Explaining concept of taking refuge with the three jewels. On death,…
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Life after retreat
Advice on going back gently into the unreal world, bring back and continue good habits…
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Debrief after retreat
Explaining the three vehicles, the actual objects of refuge and how we relate to each.…
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