Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2014
Short talks about the Vajrasattva practice and other topics given during a three-month Winter Retreat.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Rejoicing in retreat
Celebrates the joy, privilege, and responsibility of Vajrasattva practice during Sravasti Abbey's first Snows Retreat,…
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How to make the most of Retreat from Afar
Responds to a listener's queries on where to find BBC videos online and how best…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Appreciating the time for analysis
Expresses appreciation for the time we have during the silent Winter Retreat to do analytical…
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Learning to let go during purification
Addresses a query on how to work with difficult emotions and memories that arise during…
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Contemplating causality
Encourages us to contemplate whether our beliefs and views about who we are and events…
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The meaning of karma
Clarifies what the often misused word "karma" means in a Buddhist context.
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Karma, formative action, and volitional factors
Deciphers the difference between Dharma terms related to karma and illuminates how this understanding is…
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How samsara evolves
Shares how, on the basis of our ignorance misapprehending the nature of reality, our mind…
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Working with sexual energy
Responds to the question of how to deal with sexual energy in our spiritual practice.
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Stories about Lama Yeshe
Shares some of the pithy teachings by Lama Yeshe and ties them in with a…
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Ethical conduct in the workplace
Response to a retreatant from afar who wrote in with a question about having to…
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Heather Mack Duchscher Dropping our garbage
Shares insights from working with pain, illness, and purification during Vajrasattva retreat.
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