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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Venerable Thubten Chodron Existence of the “I”
Reviewing the four-point analysis of the emptiness of the self and teaching on coarse and…
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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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Venerable Tenzin Tsepal Vajrasattva purification practice
The four opponent powers and purification of negative karma. Guided Vajrasattva practice.
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Explanation of the Vajrasattva sadhana
Venerable Thubten Chodron comments on the Vajrasattva sadhana.
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Becoming Vajrasattva
The meaning of the Vajrasattva mantra and visualization, and a discussion about the meaning of…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi The four opponent powers for purification
Discussing the four opponent powers in the context of the Vajrasattva sadhana.
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Why do we suffer?
Describing how ignorance is the root of our suffering and how purification helps us to…
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The four characteristics of karma and purification
Understanding the four basic principles of karma helps to transform actions in a positive way.…
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Challenging self view
The various reasonings refuting that the person exists inherently in or separate from the aggregates.
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Refuting inherent existence
Analyzing whether the person is one with the aggregates, and how we have difficulty seeing…
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