rebirth
Posts related to rebirth, or how sentient beings go from one birth to another through the force of their karma. Sentient beings take rebirth after rebirth until attaining liberation from cyclic existence.
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Medicine Buddha retreat: Questions and answers
Responses to questions on the Medicine Buddha practice and Dharma practice topics, including rebirth, mantras,…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Preparing for death
Various spiritual practices to help us prepare for our own and others' death.
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Rebirth and the uncertainty of the time of death
Evidence supporting rebirth, and instruction on the second root of the nine-point death meditation—that the…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Kinds of duhkha
Continuing the teachings from Chapter 2, explaining eight unsatisfactory conditions and describing characteristics of true…
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Types of duhkha
Continuing Chapter 2, covering the sections “Three Types of Duhkha”, “Feelings, Afflictions and Duhkha”, and…
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Realms of existence
Continuing Chapter 2, describing different realms where beings are reborn, causes for the rebirth and…
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Four attributes of true origins
Continuing Chapter 1, explaining four attributes of true duhkha and four attributes of true origins.
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The origin of duhkha
Continuing to teach from Chapter 1, covering "The Nature of Each Truth", explaining pervasive duhkha…
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Review of precious human life
Reviewing Chapter 8, discussing 8 freedoms and 10 fortunes required for a precious human life.
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Venerable Thubten Damcho Review of Chapter 7
Reviewing Chapter 7, leading a meditation on the nature of the mind and a discussion…
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When karma ripens
Teaching from Chapter 11, describing in which life time karma ripens based on different factors…
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Definite and indefinite karma
Continuing the teachings from Chapter 11, finishing section "The ripening of karmic seeds" and starting…
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