Deity Meditation

Teachings from annual weeklong and three-month deity meditation retreats.

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Green Tara tsa tsa with gold trim in front of leaves.
Green Tara

The Tara practice

Brief instructions and a guided meditation on Green Tara incorporating the four opponent powers.

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Green Tara tsa tsa with gold trim in front of leaves.
Green Tara

A discussion about anger

Considering our patterns of anger, what we get angry about and why. Are we being…

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Closeup of Green Tara thangka.
Green Tara

Apologies and forgiveness

What it means to apologize and how to make and receive apologies, what forgiveness is…

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Closeup of Green Tara thangka.
Green Tara

Dharma advice

Where to go when we have a Dharma questions and some practical practice advice.

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Closeup of Green Tara thangka.
Green Tara

Taking the practice home

What to do after completing the workshop and a dedication of merit including a recitation…

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Sonam Gyatso the Third Dalai Lama
Chenrezig Winter Retreat 2006-07

Essence of Refined Gold

A treatise on the Lamrim Tradition of meditation, a tradition known as "Stages on the…

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Stone statue of Kuan Yin under a tree covered in snow.
Chenrezig Winter Retreat 2006-07

Motivation for Chenrezig retreat

How our motivation prepares our mind for a retreat with Chenrezig, the manifestation of the…

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Stone statue of Kuan Yin under a tree covered in snow.
Chenrezig Winter Retreat 2006-07

Resistance to meditation on emptiness

How to work with resistance and unmet expectations during retreat. How do we feel close…

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Stone statue of Kuan Yin under a tree covered in snow.
Chenrezig Winter Retreat 2006-07

Developing an attraction to Chenrezig

The purpose of visualization. How to visualize and chant the mantra at the same time.

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Stone statue of Kuan Yin under a tree covered in snow.
Chenrezig Winter Retreat 2006-07

Purpose of thought training

How we can make friends with the buddhas, and how to handle periods of uncertainty.

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Stone statue of Kuan Yin under a tree covered in snow.
Chenrezig Winter Retreat 2006-07

How to keep meditation interesting

Discussion on topics such as how afflictions develop, the meaning of clarity and awareness, describing…

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