Vajrasattva New Year's Retreat 2010-11
Introduction to Vajrasattva practice and the four opponent powers.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron On vacation with Vajrasattva
With Vajrasattva as the perfect companion, we review our past, rejoicing in our success and…
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Introduction to the practice
Body awareness and breathing meditation, followed by recitation of the refuge prayer and a look…
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Investigating blame
Meditation to investigate what it means to blame, its effect on our lives, and ways…
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Confession of negativities
Explanation of Vajrasattva's mantra, the meaning of purification, and instruction on the general confession.
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Our motivation for practice
Discovering what truly gives our life purpose by setting a motivation that equals our potential.
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Purifying heavy karma
Purifying karma created in relation to special objects such as the Three Jewels, spiritual mentors,…
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The power of restoring the relationship
Restoring the relationship with holy and ordinary beings starts with recognizing the harm we've done…
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Generating regret
Teachings from Shantideva's text continue with ways to generate regret, through the contemplation of death…
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The four opponent powers
Concluding the exploration of the four opponent powers through study of Chapter 2 of Shantideva's…
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