Deity Meditation
Teachings from annual weeklong and three-month deity meditation retreats.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Light and nectar flowing from Tara
How to visualize and think about the light and nectar that flow from Tara into…
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White Tara purifying negativities
How to imagine the light and nectar from White Tara purifying negativities and leaving the…
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The meaning of the Tara mantras
How to visualize while reciting the mantra, and an explanation of the meaning of the…
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How to recite mantra
How to recite the mantra when doing the practice alone, in a group, or in…
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Sensual desires
Attachment to sense objects interferes with concentration while meditating. How to counteract such distractions to…
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Dullness and drowsiness
How to prevent and deal with dullness and drowsiness that interfere with meditation.
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Restlessness and regret
Advice for dealing with restlessness and regret that interfere with meditation practice.
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Laziness and its antidotes
How laziness interferes with concentration and how to counteract it.
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Forgetting the object of meditation
The importance of knowing and remembering what topic we are meditating on at the beginning…
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Excitement and laxity; not applying and over-applyin...
The importance of introspective awareness in seeing laxity and excitement in the mind. What to…
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