Search results for “worldly concerns”
Venerable Thubten Chodron General characteristics of karma
Karma is definite, expandable, doesn't get lost, and results from the causes that we have…
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Imagining your death
The Buddhist practice of meditation on our own deaths can free our minds from the…
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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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Precious human rebirth
How we can use our precious human life to advance ourselves on the Dharma path.
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Renunciation
We are stuck in cyclic existence. Through the teachings, we see the problems of cyclic…
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Guided meditations on the lamrim
A step-by-step guide to the meditations associated with the lamrim, the gradual path to enlightenment.
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Guided meditations on the lamrim in Spanish
Introduction to the Buddhist view Mind is the source of happiness and pain Mind is…
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Manjushri and the three vehicles
A description of how the Manjushri practice fits within the three vehicles, some historical perspective,…
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Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo The situation of Western monastics
A statement to His Holiness the Dalai Lama illustrating the difference between Asian and Western…
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A letter to a friend considering ordination
Questions to consider before making the commitment to be ordained.
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Cultivating joy and rest
A look at the last two of the four aspects of joyous effort: joy and…
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