Vajrasattva Winter Retreat (2011-12)
Teachings and short talks given during the Vajrasattva Winter Retreat from December 2011 to March 2012 at Sravasti Abbey.
Making friends with ourselves
If we can't see good qualities in ourselves, how are we going to see them in others?
View PostMaking friends with ourselves
Dropping the negative identities we create for ourselves and learning to embrace and appreciate our good qualities.
View PostSpiritual washing machine
The role of purification in retreat and in our daily spiritual practice.
View PostIntroduction to Vajrasattva retreat
Preliminary instructions for retreat including working with the mind, caring for the body, mindfulness of others, counting mantra, and much more.
View PostRetreat motivation
It is in understanding our situation in samsara that we develop our motivation for awakening.
View PostBeing a friend to yourself
How learning to care deeply for ourselves naturally leads to the wish to benefit and cherish others.
View PostA vast perspective
By broadening our perspective and seeing our great potential, we can begin to transform the judgmental mind that can arise in purification practice.
View PostConfidence in purification
Developing confidence in purification can be achieved by relying on the Buddhas, our teachers, and our own experience.
View PostThe 100-syllable mantra
The power of reciting mantra to transform our mind into the mind of a buddha.
View PostTaking refuge from the heart
The importance of taking the time to mindfully go for refuge and generate a motivation in each meditation session.
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