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Teachings from annual weeklong and three-month deity meditation retreats.
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a sadhana of the tradition - Oct 30, 2014
a sadhana of the tradition Green Tara sadhana with the Eight Dangers
An alternate text of the Green Tara sadhana including the Protection from the Eight Dangers…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Meeting Manjushri
Commentary on the Homage to Manjushri. How considering the qualities of wisdom can inspire our…
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The rarity of retreat
Appreciating the rarity and preciousness of having interest and opportunity to do retreat, and dropping…
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What is retreat?
The meaning of retreat is not finding the perfect external environment, but retreating from the…
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The motivation for doing retreat
The importance of setting a Dharma motivation to help us cultivate joyous effort and use…
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Entering Manjushri retreat
Teachings on the Manjushri practice and a question and answer session with the one-month Manjushri…
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Cultivating wisdom
Advice on how to cultivate wisdom to counteract our wrong views while on retreat.
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How to practice between sessions
Seeing our afflictions as mere mind moments that have a similar "flavor" to which we…
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What is dhih?
An explanation of the meaning and purpose of the seed syllables. What to contemplate as…
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The four maras
Explaining the four maras that Yamantaka destroys: the afflictions, polluted aggregates, death, and the son…
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Our two-year-old mind
How to work with the self-centered mind that creeps up on us in the middle…
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