108 Verses on Compassion (2006-11)
Teachings on One Hundred and Eight Verses Praising Great Compassion Called A Precious Crystal Rosary by Bhikshu Lobsang Tayang given during the Chenrezig retreats at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center and Sravasti Abbey from 2006-2011.
108 Verses: Verses 1-6
How great compassion is central to the practice and guides the practitioners through the full path.
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Importance of deeply looking at our sufferings and developing the motivation to overcome them for oneself and for all others.
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Developing the aspiration to be free by examining the sufferings we have because of various conditions.
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Techniques to transform our mind from cherishing self to cherishing others for cultivating compassion.
View PostDiscussion on kindness of others
Discussion on how we focus on self due to many factors and importance of caring about others.
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How understanding impermanence helps us view the true nature of self and develop a long term view of our actions.
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Generating compassion by seeing things as not inherently existing and changing how we act with an open mind.
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How understanding things exist dependently provides us freedom to act without afflictions and cultivate compassion.
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Importance of persisting through hearing, thinking, and meditating until we see and feel how our mind works.
View Post108 Verses: Verses 1-6
How great compassion protects our minds from afflictions and guides us through the spiritual path.
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Comparing how we go from one birth to another repeatedly through an analogy of bucket in a well.
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