Vajrasattva Winter Retreat (2011-12)
Teachings and short talks given during the Vajrasattva Winter Retreat from December 2011 to March 2012 at Sravasti Abbey.
Purifying non-virtue: Karmic results
Venerable Thubten Samten Purifying sexual misconduct and investigating the karmic results of the non-virtues of body.
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Purifying lying and divisive speech
Zopa Herron Exploring the non-virtues of lying and divisive speech and the mixed messages we get from the world around us.
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Purifying harsh speech and idle talk
Exploring the non-virtues of harsh speech and idle talk, their habituation in our minds as well as their results.
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Purifying non-virtues of mind
Venerable Thubten Tarpa A brief overview of the non-virtues of mind and how studying karma can clarify confusion in the mind about the way we live our lives.
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Purifying non-virtue: Coveting
An in-depth look at the non-virtue of coveting; what lies behind it and its karmic result.
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Purifying non-virtue: Malice
An in-depth look at the non-virtue of malice; what makes it a complete action and its karmic result.
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Purifying non-virtue: Wrong views
An in-depth look at the non-virtue of holding wrong views as well as the simultaneous purification visualization from the Vajrasattva sadhana.
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Power of resolve: Abandoning non-virtue
Venerable Thubten Semkye In the fourth of the opponent powers, the power of determination, we take responsibility for our own suffering and resolve to abandon its causes.
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Power of resolve: Rooted in regret
Inextricably linked with the power of regret, the power of determination is explored here through two real-life examples.
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Power of resolve: Becoming Vajrasattva
Seeing Vajrsattva as a projection of our own buddha potential, the Buddha that we will become, instead of an external being that we are petitioning.
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Dedication and rejoicing
Venerable Thubten Chonyi The importance of rejoicing in the virtue we've created before dedicating our merit at the end of the practice.
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Dedicating for awakening
The importance of protecting our merit by dedicating it towards awakening.
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