Search results for “purification practices”

Denial of death
How to get to the appropriate feeling towards death; examining who it is that's making…
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Discriminating wisdom
A discussion covering topics such as "bad friends," dealing with intense emotions, bad dreams, and…
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Lama Tsongkhapa’s kindness
How Je Rinpoche brought immense benefit through his teachings on emptiness and lamrim, and how…
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Progressing from wrong conceptions to correct view
How to use your meditation to move through the various stages of realizing emptiness, the…
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Refuge and bodhicitta
The three principal causes for taking refuge—a sense of caution, a sense of confidence, and…
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Hurtful words, healing words
Being mindful of our speech so as to prevent ourselves from harming others.
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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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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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The benefits and causes of bodhicitta
How bodhicitta, our true friend and refuge, makes our lives more meaningful.
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General characteristics of karma
Karma is definite, expandable, doesn't get lost, and results from the causes that we have…
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Nine-point death meditation
By reflecting carefully and thoroughly on death and impermanence, we reach the conclusion that we…
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Rarity of a precious human rebirth
Contemplating the rarity of a precious human life complete with both the ability and the…
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