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Venerable Thubten Chodron Living a life that matters
How to overcome the eight worldly concerns and generate bodhicitta.
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“Letter to a Friend”: Verses 25-33 review
Commentary on verses about the perfections of concentration and wisdom. Also explanation of verses about…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Meditation on overcoming attachment to reputation
A guided meditation on the eight worldly concerns, focusing on overcoming attachment to a good…
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Chapter 8: Verses 1-3
The practice of abandoning the distorted conceptions of the eight worldly concerns.
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The ten innermost jewels of the Kadampas
How contemplating the ten innermost jewels of the Kadampa tradition helps to overcome the eight…
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It’s not about the money: “Sutta on the Dung B...
How attachment to worldly concerns like fame, gain, and praise are obstacles to spiritual progress.…
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Amitabha practice: Mantra recitation and visualization
Explanation of the visualization and purification during the mantra recitation. Continuation of the disadvantages of…
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Introduction to the Amitabha practice
Introduction to the meditation on Amitabha Buddha. The benefit of being reborn in a pure…
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Buddhism and culture
How our worldly concerns follow us to the monastery, and how the development of Buddhism…
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The drawbacks to not remembering death
When we don't reflect on death we don't practice the Dharma and if we do,…
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The purpose of monastic life
What it means to fulfill the purpose of monastic life. Guarding the mind from the…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Guided meditation on death and impermanence
Seeing that death is definite and lifespan uncertain reflecting on the eight worldly concerns can…
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