Meditation

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Close-up photo of the Kuan Yin
Texts to Recite and Contemplate

Sorrow and Hope

A prayer to Kuan Yin, a female manifestation of the Buddha of Compassion, in light…

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Thangka image of Amitabha Buddha.
Amitabha

Meditation auf Buddha Amitabha

Meditation auf Buddha Amitabha.

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Amitabha practice: Dedication verses

Venerable Thubten Chodron finishes her commentary to the Amitabha sadhana, explaining the dedication verses.

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Amitabha practice: Practice while we are alive

Finishing the commentary to the Prayer for the Time of Death, urging us to practice…

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Amitabha practice: Fear at time of death

Commentary to the second verse of the Prayer for the Time of Death, with focus…

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Amitabha practice: Prayer for the time of death

Venerable Chodron begins her commentary to the prayer for the time of death, covering the…

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Amitabha practice: Aspirational prayer

A commentary to the aspirational prayer in the Amitabha Buddha sadhana.

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Amitabha practice: Requesting inspiration

Explanation of the verse requesting inspiration and the visualization to accompany mantra recitation in the…

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Amitabha practice: Offering the mandala

An explanation of the outer and inner mandala offering in the context of the Amitabha…

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Venerable meditating during a teaching at KSMPKS.
Amitabha

Connecting with Amitabha Buddha

The Amitabha Buddha practice and what a pure land is. The benefits and the causes…

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Students sitting in meditative posture.
Mindfulness

The practice of mindfulness

The differences between Buddhist mindfulness and secular mindfulness practices. The four establishments of mindfulness and…

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