Deity Meditation

Teachings from annual weeklong and three-month deity meditation retreats.

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Statue of 1000 armed Chenrezig made of wood.
108 Verses on Compassion

108 Verses: Verses 54-56

Importance of cherishing others instead of the self and examining how our mind feels.

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Stained-glass window of thousand-armed Chenrezig.
Chenrezig Weeklong Retreat 2010

Three kinds of dukkha and causes

Teachings on how ignorance is the root of our sufferings and cyclic existence.

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Statue of 1000 armed Chenrezig made of wood.
108 Verses on Compassion

108 Verses: Verses 57-62

How one has the potential to attain enlightenment by changing one's own thoughts and mind.

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Stained-glass window of thousand-armed Chenrezig.
Chenrezig Weeklong Retreat 2010

Results of anger

How our anger creates many hindrances for liberation and enlightenment.

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Statue of 1000 armed Chenrezig made of wood.
108 Verses on Compassion

108 Verses: Verses 63-70

How great compassion helps sentient beings towards better rebirth and progress towards enlightenment.

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An image of white tara.
White Tara

White Tara deity sadhana with guided meditation

White Tara sadhana with guided meditation and audio recordings of the mantras.

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White Tara Winter Retreat 2010-11

Who is White Tara?

As an introduction to retreat, an explanation of who White Tara is and what she…

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Statue of White Tara.
White Tara Winter Retreat 2010-11

What is retreat?

Valuable advice for doing retreat—working with the mind, with pain, how to visualize, how to…

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White Tara Winter Retreat 2010-11

Taking refuge

What does it mean to take refuge in the Three Jewels, and why we do…

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White Tara Winter Retreat 2010-11

Bodhicitta motivation

The bodhicitta motivation is crucial to our practice. Self-centered thinking limits us and holds us…

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