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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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Chapter 8: Verses 185-200
Geshe Thabkhe concludes the teachings on making the mindstream receptive to the development of spiritual…
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Chapter 8: Verses 178-184
Geshe Thabkhe teaches on methods to eliminate disturbing emotions and talks about how they can…
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Chapter 7: Verses 159-170
Geshe Thabkhe finishes teaching on Chapter 7 which talks about how to abandon contaminated karma,…
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Chapter 7: Verses 151-158
Geshe Thabkhe teaches on the disadvantages of being attached to the pleasures of cyclic existence…
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Chapter 5: Verses 101-102
A reflection on the determination to be free of suffering: what role mindfulness of death…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Qualities of the monastic mind
The qualities of the monastic mind and qualifications required to become a monastic.
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Exploring monastic life Q&A
How to relate to a spiritual mentor and how to tell family and friends about…
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Squashing our ego
If we have confidence in our good qualities, it will not matter what others say…
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Overview of the stages of the path
An overview of the graduated path to awakening and how it relates to the three…
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Working with criticism
How to see those who criticize us and challenge us as teachers who point out…
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