Deity Meditation
Teachings from annual weeklong and three-month deity meditation retreats.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro The perfection of wisdom
Beginning the commentary on Chapter 9, The Perfection of Wisdom, from "Engaging in the Bodhisattva's…
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Meditation on Arya Tara
Explanation of the prayers and recitations of the Tara practice and the meaning of the…
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The two truths
The relationship between the two truths—conventional and ultimate—and the three criteria for conventional existence.
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Teaching on first four of the eight dangers we ask Tara to protect us from—arrogance,…
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Conventional and ultimate existence
Further explanation of ultimate and conventional truths and ultimate and conventional existence.
View Post The conventional existence of Tara
Answers to questions about Tara’s existence using the three criteria for conventional existence and how…
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Where is the self?
Refuting an inherently existent self through analysis of the body and mind. Also refuting the…
View Post The thieves of wrong views
The five different kinds of wrong views and answers to questions about how emptiness eliminates…
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The selflessness of persons
Why selflessness does not undermine karma or invalidate compassion. The three levels of selflessness of…
View Post Miserliness, attachment and doubt
The last three of the eight dangers—miserliness, attachment and doubt—their faults, and the antidotes to…
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The selflessness of feelings
Commentary on verses from Chapter 9 of “Engaging in the Bodhisattva’s Deeds” about refuting the…
View Post How to deal with afflictions
Advice for dealing with afflictive emotions. Guided meditation on investigating afflictive emotions.
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