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Venerable Thubten Chodron Amitabha practice: Offering the mandala
An explanation of the outer and inner mandala offering in the context of the Amitabha…
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Bowing and making offerings to Amitabha
The seven-limb prayer as part of the Amitabha sadhana: the practices of bowing and making…
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Causes for pure land rebirth
Reviewing the four causes for rebirth in Amitabha’s pure land.
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Amitabha practice across traditions
Background on the bodhisattva Amitabha, rebirth in his pure land, and Amitabha practices across Buddhist…
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Venerable Thubten Nyima Overcoming anger towards those who use hate speech
The Buddha had an answer for those who believed in the innate superiority of certain…
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Sravasti Abbey Monastics General advice for Dharma practice
Reflecting on the purpose and meaning of our precious human life and remembering the central…
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Explanation of the Vajrasattva sadhana
Venerable Thubten Chodron comments on the Vajrasattva sadhana.
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The causes of bodhicitta
The causes to create in order to develop bodhicitta, the altruistic intention. The importance of…
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The purpose of spiritual practice
Whether or not to engage in a ngondro practice, remembering that transforming our minds is…
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Introduction to breathing meditation
A guided meditation on the breath, and details of how to meditate on the breath.
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Meditating on the four establishments of mindfulness
Meditating on the four establishments of mindfulness includes meditating on the common and individual characteristics…
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