Deity Meditation
Teachings from annual weeklong and three-month deity meditation retreats.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Overcoming three kinds of doubt
The types of doubt and how to overcome them, and how to relate to a…
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Vajrasattva practice: Overview and the power of reli...
What it means to purify nonvirtue and why it's important. Overview of the Vajrasattva practice.…
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Vajrasattva practice: The power of regret
The second of the four opponent powers, regret, and how it is essential to purification…
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Vajrasattva practice: The powers of remedial action ...
The third and fourth of the four opponent powers, remedial action and the determination not…
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Amitabha practice: Refuge and bodhicitta
Explanation of the Amitabha practice, beginning with taking refuge, in preparation for the Abbey's upcoming…
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Amitabha practice: The four immeasurables
How to generate the four immeasurables as part of the Amitabha practice.
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Amitabha practice across traditions
Background on the bodhisattva Amitabha, rebirth in his pure land, and Amitabha practices across Buddhist…
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Amitabha practice: Pure land rebirth
What it’s like to be reborn in Amitabha’s Pure Land, Sukhavati.
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Causes for pure land rebirth
Reviewing the four causes for rebirth in Amitabha’s pure land.
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Bowing and making offerings to Amitabha
The seven-limb prayer as part of the Amitabha sadhana: the practices of bowing and making…
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