Meditation

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Vajrasattva New Year's Retreat 2019-20

Applying antidotes to the afflictions

Taking advantage of our present situation Getting straight about virtue and nonvirtue Remembering and applying…

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Vajrasattva New Year's Retreat 2019-20

The general characteristics of karma

The four general characteristics of karma: karma is certain, it expands, we only experience what…

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Vajrasattva New Year's Retreat 2019-20

Visualizing Vajrasattva

An introduction to the Vajrasattva Retreat. A guided meditation on Vajrasattva, and discussing some aspects…

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Venerable Chodron spins a mani wheel.
Amitabha

Creating the causes for rebirth in Amitabha’s ...

What it means to be reborn in Amitabha’s Western Pure Land, how to create the…

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Venerable holding a microphone and teaching.
Medicine Buddha

Medicine Buddha practice: The seven limb prayer

The second of three talks given at a retreat on the Medicine Buddha practice in…

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Thangka image of Medicine Buddha.
Medicine Buddha

Explanation of the Medicine Buddha practice

The first of three talks given at a retreat on the Medicine Buddha practice in…

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Venerable Chodron in front of a large Buddha statue, smiling while teaching.
Mindfulness

Introduction to the four establishments of mindfulness

The purpose of practicing the four establishments of mindfulness, how they correlate with the four…

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Group photo of many people with Venerables Chodron and Damcho in the center.
Deity Meditation

Introduction to vajrayana

How vajrayana practice uses the imagination to help progress on the path, developing qualities and…

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Venerable smiling with palms together.
Cultivating the Four Immeasurables

The kindness of others: Teaching and guided meditation

How meditating on the kindness of others dispels feelings of separation from others and makes…

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