purification
Teachings on practices that mitigate the force of our destructive actions, in particular on the four opponent powers. This is a four-step practice involving: 1) regretting our mistake, 2) restoring the relationship by generating a positive attitude towards the one we harmed, 3) resolving to avoid the harmful action in the future, and 4) doing some sort of remedial behavior.
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Sravasti Abbey Monastics Repentance chant
The repentance chant that is part of the bimonthly monastic confession ceremony.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron A life without guilt and blame
How to gain a valid sense of self-esteem while also learning how to evaluate ourselves…
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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) The power of afflictions and purification
Explaining the subtle levels of mind according to sutra and tantra, completing the section, "The…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Practices for preparing for death
A brief introduction to preparatory practices for death, including 7-point mind training (lojong) and taking…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Am I good enough?
Feelings of inadequacy can be counteracted using the founding values of Sravasti Abbey.
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Cherishing our enemies
Covering Verses 104-112 of Chapter 6 "Patience" and exploring various reasonings for why we should…
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The path to self-acceptance
Learn to let go of unrealistic expectations and develop good qualities by practicing self-acceptance and…
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Developing a relationship with Vajrasattva
Vajrasattva practice can help us to counteract our ignorance and afflictions.
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More on seeds and latencies
Continuing teaching from Chapter 5, covering seeds and latencies of afflictions and seeds and latencies…
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Clusters of afflictions
Teaching from Chapter 3, continuing with the auxiliary afflictions, describing those derived from ignorance and…
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Visualization meditation
Guided visualization meditation to bring out our positive qualities and build confidence in them.
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