Sravasti Abbey
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Amitabha practice: Practice while we are alive
Finishing the commentary to the Prayer for the Time of Death, urging us to practice…
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Amitabha practice: Fear at time of death
Commentary to the second verse of the Prayer for the Time of Death, with focus…
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Amitabha practice: Prayer for the time of death
Venerable Chodron begins her commentary to the prayer for the time of death, covering the…
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Amitabha practice: Aspirational prayer
A commentary to the aspirational prayer in the Amitabha Buddha sadhana.
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Amitabha practice: Mantra recitation
Various contemplations to do during mantra recitation.
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Nine stages of sustained attention
Teaching on Maitreya's nine stages of sustained attention, including the six powers and four types…
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Amitabha practice: Requesting inspiration
Explanation of the verse requesting inspiration and the visualization to accompany mantra recitation in the…
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Forward pervasion
Covering the section on property of the subject in Chapter 6 and beginning to teach…
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Amitabha practice: Offering the mandala
An explanation of the outer and inner mandala offering in the context of the Amitabha…
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Six conditions for serenity
Venerable Thubten Tarpa leads a review of meditative stabilization, focusing on the the six conditions…
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Venerable Tenzin Tsepal Syllogisms review
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal reviews Chapter 6 “The Buddhist Syllogism,” focusing on the three criteria of…
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The Buddhist syllogism
Beginning Chapter 6 “The Buddhist Syllogism” and covering the sections on argument form, elements of…
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