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Unloading the garbage mind
A student shares her thoughts on doing purification practice after attending the Vajrasattva retreat at…
View PostBenefits of the retreat from afar
A student shares about the joy and enthusiasm of a group of practitioners doing the…
View PostGratitude to retreatants from afar
Rejoicing and enthusiasm for the sincere practice of winter retreatants from afar.
View PostThe mark of a successful life
Shows the different criteria that influence one's choice of profession and activities.
View PostTobacco, firearms and food
Shares a New York Times opinion piece by Mark Bittman, and encourages us to reflect…
View PostHow renunciation brings happiness
Shares a message from Lama Zopa Rinpoche to the International Mahayana Institute sangha, and speaks…
View PostResponding to pleasant feelings
Discusses how to respond to pleasant feelings without attachment but with the wish to give…
View PostTransforming unpleasant feelings
Discusses the difference between unpleasant feelings that arise from virtuous versus non-virtuous minds. Using wisdom…
View PostThe Five Dhyani Buddhas
Responds to a question on the symbolism of the Five Dhyani Buddhas in the purification…
View PostLife support or not?
Responds to a question about going on life support, which prolongs life by artificial means.
View PostDealing with spirits and sickness
Responds to a question on how the Vajrasattva practice helps us to purify harm from…
View PostBelieving what others believe about us
Responds to a question on how we are conditioned by what others believe about us…
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