Meditation

Learn different Buddhist meditation techniques and all the tools you need to establish a daily meditation practice.

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A statue of a woman raising up her hands offering food
Prayers and Practices

Verses before meals

Pausing before meals and reflecting on the kindness of those who provide our food helps…

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Retreatants saying prayers in the Abbey meditation hall.
Texts to Recite and Contemplate

A Song of the Four Mindfulnesses

These verses serve as a reminder to let go of critical thoughts, cultivate compassion, and…

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Green Tara Winter Retreat 2009-2010

Rejoicing in the Tara retreat

Rejoicing in retreat and words of advice on taking what was learned during retreat into…

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Green Tara Winter Retreat 2009-2010

Buddhist day of miracles

An explanation of what the Buddhist Day of Miracles is and how to observe it.

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Green Tara Winter Retreat 2009-2010

Receiving praise: The bodhisattva vows

The benefit of praising others and how to receive praise in accordance with the Bodhisattva…

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Green Tara Winter Retreat 2009-2010

Mutual dependence in generosity

Examples of mutual dependency: in an act of generosity, the agent, action, object and recipient…

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Green Tara Winter Retreat 2009-2010

Mutual dependence

Examining how things arise in mutual dependence on each other is another way of understanding…

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Green Tara Winter Retreat 2009-2010

Deluded thinking and labeling

There are three criteria to use to judge whether something exists conventionally, i.e., whether it…

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Green Tara Winter Retreat 2009-2010

The food offering

We can develop the wisdom and method sides of the path by contemplating the causes…

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Green Tara Winter Retreat 2009-2010

Developing self-acceptance

Self-acceptance comes from having compassion for ourselves, differentiating the person from the actions that we…

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