Finishing Chapter 12 and concluding teaching “Approaching the Buddhist Path.”
Concluding teaching
By Venerable Thubten Chodron on Nov 22, 2019 in Approaching the Buddhist Path, Stages of the Path to Awakening with Thubten Chodron
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Concluding teaching
Concluding review
Leading the class in a final review of debate strategies discussed in Chapter 24.
Science and gender equality
Covering the sections in Chapter 12, “Science” and “Gender Equality.”
Review of three possibilities
Venerable Thubten Tarpa leads a review of the section in Chapter 24 “When a Person Seems to Be Speaking of Two Phenomena as if They Were Three Possibilities.”
An Open-Hearted Life: Equalizing and exchanging self and others
Equalizing ourselves and others means recognizing that others wish for joy and freedom from misery is just as strong and equally important as our own.
Consumerism and the environment
Continuing Chapter 12, covering the sections “Consumerism and the Environment,” “The World of Business and Finance,” and “Media and the Arts”.
Refuge and bodhicitta
The uncommon Mahayana practice of taking refuge.
Lamrim and six preparatory practices
How to meditate on the lamrim, and the six preparatory practices.
Structuring a meditation session
More on relating to spiritual mentors, and discussing different types of meditation.
Preventing and resolving Problems
How to prevent, identify, and resolve problems in the spiritual mentor and disciple relationship.