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Review of emotions and afflictions
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal reviews Chapter 3 sections on, “Emotions and Survival” and “Working with Afflictions.”
Object ascertaining mental factors
Venerable Sangye Khadro discusses the 5 object ascertaining mental factors, and begins explaining the 11 virtuous mental factors.
“An Open-Hearted Life”: Establishing compassionate habits
As with learning any new skill or habit, it takes purposeful effort to establish compassionate habits. Eventually it becomes effortless.
Eight verses of thought transformation verses 1-2
Commentary on verses 1-2 of the Eight Verses of Thought Transformation by Geshe Langri Tangpa.
Review of consequences
Reviewing the chapter on consequences, and beginning the chapter on “Procedures in Debate.”
Mind training
Covering the sections in Chapter 7 “Cultivating a Compassionate Intention” and “Mind Training.”
Consequences
Continuing to teach on Chapter 22 about the consequences of faulty reasoning.
Bodhicitta, the most meaningful pursuit
How bodhichitta is the most meaningful pursuit in life, and a three-level meditation on love and compassion.
Deepening love and compassion
The two factors necessary to develop love and compassion, and two meditations to generate the feeling of closeness with others.