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Stages of the Path in the Guru Puja

The 10 non-virtues: Harsh speech

The many ways we can use harsh speech and examining the habit patterns of our…

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Stages of the Path in the Guru Puja

The 10 non-virtues: Disharmonious speech

A look at divisive speech and how the motivation behind creating disharmony is often jealousy.…

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Stages of the Path in the Guru Puja

The 10 non-virtues: Lying

Lying is a complex of trying to hide something and saying the untruth. It has…

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Stages of the Path in the Guru Puja

The 10 non-virtues: 3 of body

A description of the three harmful actions of body and the connection to karma.

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Stages of the Path in the Guru Puja

The four general characteristics of karma

Observing cause and effect helps to understand the development of positive and negative results.

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Stages of the Path in the Guru Puja

Unfortunate rebirths

How Buddhist teachings on lower realms differ from theistic religions, and the importance of creating…

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Stages of the Path in the Guru Puja

Death and refuge

How contemplating death and impermanence can lead us to taking refuge in the Three Jewels.

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Stages of the Path in the Guru Puja

Death time and relationships

Considering the people in our lives, the karma we create in relationship with them, and…

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Stages of the Path in the Guru Puja

Death time and possessions

Considering how our possessions will not be of help at the time of death, that…

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Stages of the Path in the Guru Puja

The time of death is indefinite

A continuation of the nine-point death meditation, considering how our time of death is indefinite,…

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Stages of the Path in the Guru Puja

Death is definite

Beginning to discuss the nine-point death meditation. How thinking about death is important and how…

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