Green Tara Winter Retreat (2009-10)
Short talks on the Green Tara practice given during the Green Tara Winter Retreat at Sravasti Abbey from December 2009 to March 2010.
Designating labels: Rinpoches and lamas
Venerable Thubten Chodron An explanation of the use of titles in Tibetan Buddhism and how they may be used in different ways.
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Developing self-acceptance
Self-acceptance comes from having compassion for ourselves, differentiating the person from the actions that we have done.
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The food offering
We can develop the wisdom and method sides of the path by contemplating the causes of receiving the food that we eat.
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Food offering: Labeling on a valid basis
In looking at the food offering we can see how things change and that we can have multiple labels for the same thing.
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Deluded thinking and labeling
There are three criteria to use to judge whether something exists conventionally, i.e., whether it can be the proper basis for a label.
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Mutual dependence
Examining how things arise in mutual dependence on each other is another way of understanding dependence.
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Mutual dependence in generosity
Examples of mutual dependency: in an act of generosity, the agent, action, object and recipient are all mutually dependent.
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Receiving praise: The bodhisattva vows
The benefit of praising others and how to receive praise in accordance with the Bodhisattva vows.
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Self-generation and emptiness
How to imagine emptiness during self-generation practice in the Tara sadhana.
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Buddhist day of miracles
An explanation of what the Buddhist Day of Miracles is and how to observe it.
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Rejoicing in the Tara retreat
Rejoicing in retreat and words of advice on taking what was learned during retreat into daily life.
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