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Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2011-12

Power of remedial action: The antidote

The third of the four opponent powers, the power of remedial action, is the actual…

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Vajrasattva

Vajrasattva meditation and recitation

An explanation by Lati Rinpoche of the purification practice of the Vajrasattva sadhana, including the…

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A black and white photo of a house with the word Karma on the window.
Essence of Refined Gold

Purifying environmental effects of karma

Discussion of rebirths into war, disease, drought, and poverty, and the effects of the four…

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Green Tara tsa tsa with gold trim in front of leaves.
Green Tara

The Tara practice

Brief instructions and a guided meditation on Green Tara incorporating the four opponent powers.

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The Six Perfections

Purification of misdeeds with Q&A

Purification of nonvirtue and answers to questions on ethical conduct.

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Preliminary Practices

Seven-limb Prayer

Purifying and creating positive potential prepare our minds to grow in wisdom and understanding.

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Healing Anger

Healing from the heart

The restorative justice movement shows it's possible to let go of anger and develop compassion…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

More on seeds and latencies

Continuing teaching from Chapter 5, covering seeds and latencies of afflictions and seeds and latencies…

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Contentment and Happiness

Who’s responsible for my suffering?

How to create the causes for happiness by changing our perspective and actions.

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Kuan Yin statue on a pedestal with a flower garland in her lap under a tree.
37 Practices of Bodhisattvas

The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verses 5-9

Commentary on verses that help us think about what is meaningful in this life and…

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Verbal non-virtues

Continuing the explanation of ten non-virtues, covering the third physical non-virtue and the first three…

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