Sravasti Abbey
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Venerable Thubten Chodron The path of the initial level practitioner
Teaching the concluding sections, covering "A Deeper Perspective on Causality" and 'The Path of the…
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The perfection of ethical conduct & fortitude
Covering Verses 11 - 13 of Chapter 5, discussing the perfections of generosity, ethical conduct,…
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Mindfulness and introspective awareness
Covering Verses 5.6-5.10, discussing the relationship between mindfulness and introspective awareness, and how the six…
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Mindfulness and fear
Covering Verses 1-5 of Chapter 5 'Guarding Introspection' and discussing how to work with fear…
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The complexity of karma
Explaining accounts of karmic events that can be difficult to comprehend and describing the causes…
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Where do the afflictions exist?
Reflecting on what benefiting others truly means and teaching on Chapter 4 Verses 46 -…
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Creating our future
Continuing the teaching on purifying destructive karma and explaining how we can make wise decisions…
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The courage to destroy the afflictions
Covering Verses 39 to 46 of Chapter 4 and teaching about the courage that it…
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Purifying destructive karma
Teaching how to purify past destructive karma by practicing the four opponent powers: regret, antidote,…
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Resolving to overcome our afflictions
Reviewing Verse 33 and continuing through Verse 39 of Chapter 4, teaching on a strong…
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Imperceptible forms
Explaining imperceptible form, why different tenet schools describe that differently and describing the combinations of…
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