renunciation
Renunciation, or the determination to be free, is the attitude aspiring to be free from all suffering and to attain the liberation that is freedom from cyclic existence.
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Buddhadharma Magazine - Mar 4, 2010
Buddhadharma Magazine Why we need monasticism
Monastics as a bridge between the ancient teachings and the modern world.
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Thubten Jampel Cultivating contentment
How to practice contentment. Letting go of craving and seeing that what we have is…
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Being dispassionate toward perception
The benefit of being dispassionate toward sense pleasures and material things.
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Motivation for the retreat
Generating the proper motivation for doing retreat and examining ways to work with the mind,…
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What it means to do retreat
We have to understand what retreat means. We are retreating from dukkha, from suffering, not…
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The commitments of mind training
What it means to be impartial about the objects of mind training and to stand…
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Incarcerated people Release from prison: Shock or growth?
A hard-earned experience of over 20 years in prison and a clear-eyed assessment of what…
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Training in the five powers
How to practice the power of intention, the power of the white seed, and the…
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Visualizing the Buddha
Commentary on a verse from the Lama Chӧpa Jorchӧ Puja on how to visualize the…
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Leading ourselves out of addiction
Taking refuge in drugs or alcohol simply leads to more destructive, addictive behavior, which then…
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Geshe Lhundup Sopa Chapter 6: Verses 8-21
An explanation of anger as an enemy and the special quality of patience. Teaching the…
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