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LR01 Lamrim Outline

Lamrim outline: Initial

A detailed outline of the practices of an initial level practitioner: remembering death, the lower…

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Lamrim Teachings 1991-94

Stages of the Path (lamrim) 1991-1994

An easy to navigate outline of the "gradual path" teachings given at Dharma Friendship Foundation.

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Amitabha

Assembly of the Immeasurable Life Tathāgata

The Sūtra of the Great Accumulation of Treasures Fascicles 17 & 181Assembly Five Parts One…

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Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2023

A life without guilt and blame

How to gain a valid sense of self-esteem while also learning how to evaluate ourselves…

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Prostrations to the 35 Buddhas

Prostrations to the 35 Buddhas Practice

Instruction on the 35 Buddhas practice, including an overview of karma, and how to do…

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Discerning virtuous from nonvirtuous actions

Completing "The Weight of Karma", teaching "Discerning Virtuous from Nonvirtuous Actions", and starting "Karma and…

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Cultivating Concentration Retreat 2019

Doubt

The fifth hindrance to developing concentration, and teachings from the Pali tradition on taming the…

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Working with Emotions

Re-writing the 12 steps, 8-12

Finishing up re-writing the 12 steps, how purification and confession fit in, and getting in…

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Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2011-12

Power of regret: Identifying the causes

Beginning to see that all negative actions, the afflictions, and their results arise from causes…

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Exploring Monastic Life 2011

Visualizations and Brahma’s request

Practical advice on how to use visualization practices to overcome hurt, resentment, and guilt from…

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Prostrations to the 35 Buddhas

The Sutra of the Three Heaps

The purification practice of prostration to the 35 Buddhas removes emotional burdens and pacifies obstacles…

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