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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How to See Yourself As You Really Are

Dependent arising and emptiness

How to see ourselves as an illusion instead of buying into our usual distorted view…

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How to See Yourself As You Really Are

Questioning appearances

Teaching on extending the meditation on emptiness to things we own, and on the union…

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How to See Yourself As You Really Are

Existence of the “I”

Reviewing the four-point analysis of the emptiness of the self and teaching on coarse and…

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Three Russian dolls with Amitabha, Green Tara, and Vajrasattva painted on them.
Amitabha

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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Thangka image of Vajrasattva.
Vajrasattva

Vajrasattva purification practice

The four opponent powers and purification of negative karma. Guided Vajrasattva practice.

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Vajrasattva New Year's Retreat 2016-17

Becoming Vajrasattva

The meaning of the Vajrasattva mantra and visualization, and a discussion about the meaning of…

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Vajrasattva New Year's Retreat 2016-17

Why do we suffer?

Describing how ignorance is the root of our suffering and how purification helps us to…

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Ven. Chodron and Ven. Damcho and Borneo Tribal Village community.
Good Karma Short Retreats

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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