Deity Meditation
Teachings from annual weeklong and three-month deity meditation retreats.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron 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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More thoughts on ethical conduct in the workplace
Discusses whether or not one should lie if it is expected as part of one's…
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Communicating with a Dharma friend who has dementia
Responds to a query on how to help a suffering friend calm her mind and…
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Venerable Thubten Jampa Cultivating love on Valentine’s Day
Shares thoughts on how to cultivate love for all sentient beings, including our enemies, on…
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Believing what others believe about us
Responds to a question on how we are conditioned by what others believe about us…
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Dealing with spirits and sickness
Responds to a question on how the Vajrasattva practice helps us to purify harm from…
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