Meditation

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Green Tara Winter Retreat 2009-2010

What it means to do retreat

We have to understand what retreat means. We are retreating from dukkha, from suffering, not…

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Green Tara Winter Retreat 2009-2010

Practicing in a group retreat

The benefit to doing group retreat is the feeling of being part of a community…

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Green Tara Winter Retreat 2009-2010

Labeling thoughts and emotions

How can we identify and label thoughts and feelings in a constructive way? It's important…

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Imagine your're in an aeroplane
Living a Meaningful Life

Meaningful life, remembering death

A vivid meditation on death and how important it is to make life meaningful while…

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Tom taking notes during breaktime at the Abbey.
Living a Meaningful Life

Meditating on our precious human life

A guided meditation on how to rejoice in our precious human life instead of taking…

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Statue of 1000 armed Chenrezig made of wood.
108 Verses on Compassion

108 Verses: Verses 35-41

How much attachment we have for the body, yet only the karma we create in…

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Thangka of Four-Armed Chenrezig applique.
Chenrezig Weeklong Retreat 2009

Equanimity and loving kindness

Guidance on overcoming our habitual afflictions by being open-minded to those of different backgrounds.

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Statue of 1000 armed Chenrezig made of wood.
108 Verses on Compassion

108 Verses: Verses 27-34

How bodhisattavas, because of great compassion, work continuously to benefit sentient beings,

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Thangka of Four-Armed Chenrezig applique.
Chenrezig Weeklong Retreat 2009

Developing love and compassion

How to maintain balance when we meditate without giving room for afflictive emotions to arise…

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Statue of 1000 armed Chenrezig made of wood.
108 Verses on Compassion

108 Verses: Verses 20-26

How transforming mind and overcoming afflicted attitudes is the essence of Dharma practice.

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Thangka of Four-Armed Chenrezig applique.
Chenrezig Weeklong Retreat 2009

Methods to develop kindness

Two methods for helping us develop kindness for others; equanimity as a dependent factor.

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Statue of 1000 armed Chenrezig made of wood.
108 Verses on Compassion

108 Verses: Verses 15-19

How great compassion is an important quality of Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha that makes them…

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