Meditation

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A painting of the green tara on a rock
Green Tara

Arya Tara: A star by which to navigate

Who Tara is, an explanation of the practice of Tara, and how Tara frees us…

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Venerable Chodron and retreatants group photo in 2005.
Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2005

Purification and non-negotiables

Clarification of what is being purified. Criteria we use to make decisions: how wise are…

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Venerable Chodron and retreatants group photo in 2005.
Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2005

Physical prison versus samsaric prison

Watching the mind's reaction to food. Looking at attachment, seeing where it leads us. Examining…

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Venerable Chodron and retreatants group photo in 2005.
Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2005

Create karma, accumulate merit, apply antidote

Working on concepts of karma, emptiness, attachment in the retreat. An analytical meditation of what…

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Venerable Chodron and retreatants group photo in 2005.
Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2005

Questions about initiation and meditation

Rejoicing in receiving the Vajrasattva initiation from Lama Zopa. Clarifying various aspects of the meditation…

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Venerable Chodron and retreatants group photo in 2005.
Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2005

Initial experiences of retreatants

Working through different states of mind and restless energy, changing the way we move in…

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Thangka image of Shakyamuni Buddha with the 35 Buddhas of Confession.
Prostrations to the 35 Buddhas

35 Buddhas commentary

Geshe Wangdak Khensur Rinpoche teaches on a commentary of The Bodhisattvas' Confession of Ethical Downfalls,…

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Venerable Chodron and retreatants group photo in 2005.
Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2005

A content and disciplined retreat mind

Using the retreat time to develop a healthier way of looking at our behavior. The…

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