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Vajrasattva reflections
A reflection by a student on value of the Vajrasattva sadhana as a purification practice.
View PostPower of resolve: Becoming Vajrasattva
Seeing Vajrsattva as a projection of our own buddha potential, the Buddha that we will…
View PostPower of resolve: Abandoning non-virtue
In the fourth of the opponent powers, the power of determination, we take responsibility for…
View PostPower of remedial action: Methods
Six methods of applying remedial action to counteract our non-virtuous deeds.
View PostBodhisattva ethical restraints: Vows 4-5
What constitutes stealing from the Three Jewels, with examples.
View PostThe power of reliance: Refuge
Restoring our relationship to the Three Jewels by taking refuge in Vajrasattva.
View PostA vast perspective
By broadening our perspective and seeing our great potential, we can begin to transform the…
View PostWorking with karma
How we create karma and what we can do to create the causes for happiness…
View PostPracticing Dharma in daily life
Lama Zopa Rinpoche describes some lovely ways to incorporate Dharma practice into every aspect of…
View PostAspiring and engaging bodhicitta
For those who wish to live with bodhicitta—the precepts of both aspiring and engaging bodhicitta,…
View PostPurification and visualization
Elaborating on the meaning and symbolization of the visualization in the White Tara sadhana.
View PostConfession of negativities
Explanation of Vajrasattva's mantra, the meaning of purification, and instruction on the general confession.
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