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Gomchen Lamrim

Great compassion and the great resolve

Commentary on the seven-point cause and effect method to develop bodhicitta. Developing great compassion by…

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Cultivating Healthy Relationships

On perfectionism

How the mind that seeks perfection in ourselves and others creates suffering.

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Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Chapter 5: Verses 424-433

Completion of the commentary on the 57 faults to be abandoned including how to meditate…

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Gomchen Lamrim

Heartwarming love

The fourth step in the seven-point cause and effect instruction for generating bodhicitta. Guided metta…

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Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Chapter 5: Verses 413-423

Continued commentary on the 57 faults to be abandoned including the varieties of attachment.

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Gomchen Lamrim

Gomchen Lamrim review: The truth of dukkha

A review of the three, eight, and six types of dukkha of beings in cyclic…

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Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Chapter 4 review: Verses 365-398

Review of the second half of Chapter 4, on why the Mahayana teachings should be…

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Don't Believe Everything You Think

“Don’t Believe Everything You Think̶...

The verses of "The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas" describe practices to transform the way we…

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Gomchen Lamrim

Seeing all sentient beings as having been our kind m...

The first three points of the seven-point cause-and-effect instruction for generating bodhicitta. Proving rebirth through…

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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters

The best giving

How to work with our possessiveness towards what we consider to be "mine."

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Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Chapter 5: Verses 405-412

Continued commentary on the auxiliary mental afflictions to be abandoned, focusing on the seven types…

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