Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2005

How to do the Vajrasattva practice in a long retreat setting.

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Venerable Chodron and retreatants group photo in 2005.
Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2005

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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Venerable Chodron and retreatants group photo in 2005.
Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2005

Initial experiences of retreatants

Working through different states of mind and restless energy, changing the way we move in…

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Venerable Chodron and retreatants group photo in 2005.
Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2005

Questions about initiation and meditation

Rejoicing in receiving the Vajrasattva initiation from Lama Zopa. Clarifying various aspects of the meditation…

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Venerable Chodron and retreatants group photo in 2005.
Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2005

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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Venerable Chodron and retreatants group photo in 2005.
Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2005

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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Venerable Chodron and retreatants group photo in 2005.
Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2005

Purification and non-negotiables

Clarification of what is being purified. Criteria we use to make decisions: how wise are…

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Venerable Chodron and retreatants group photo in 2005.
Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2005

Answering questions from retreatants

Guided questioning on selflessness. Explaining concept of taking refuge with the three jewels. On death,…

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Venerable Chodron and retreatants group photo in 2005.
Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2005

Life after retreat

Advice on going back gently into the unreal world, bring back and continue good habits…

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Venerable Chodron and retreatants group photo in 2005.
Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2005

Debrief after retreat

Explaining the three vehicles, the actual objects of refuge and how we relate to each.…

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