Deity Meditation
Teachings from annual weeklong and three-month deity meditation retreats.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron How are we different from turkeys?
Discussion with retreatants on how we are like turkeys who, through ignorance and attachment, do…
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37 Practices: Verses 22-24
Emptiness - how everything exists by being labeled by mind, and the way we choose…
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Remembering to take the medicine
After recognizing that we're the patients and are the ones that are suffering, we can…
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37 Practices: Verses 25-28
The first four of the six perfections. Retreatants share their experiences and growth.
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Dealing with the craving for excitement
Working with the mind that always looks forward to something new and exciting, and looking…
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Feeling bad helps our practice
Recognizing that when we feel good, it becomes harder to practice, and having compassion without…
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Feelings and the yo-yo mind
Q and A with retreatants - how our emotions affect our judgment, and how the…
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37 Practices: Verses 29-37
The perfections of concentration and wisdom, and the final verses on the practices of bodhisattvas.
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What to do after retreat
Advice on how to take what was learned during retreat into life, and how to…
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Path of purification: Vajrasattva practice
Introduction to the Vajrasattva practice including how to visualize and the meaning of the mantra,…
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Path of purification: Daily practice
Investigating the benefits of daily spiritual practice, taking refuge and precepts, as well as an…
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