tantra
Scriptures taught by the Buddha describing the Vajrayana practice. A means to becoming a fully awakened Buddha through identity with meditational deities.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Subtle mind and wind in tantra
What appears to the mind during meditation on emptiness in tantric practice?
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Visualizing the object of meditation
How to visualize Tara during concentration, or shamatha, meditation, both front-generation and self-generation.
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Deity practice
An explanation of the difference between self-generation and front-generation, as well as an answer to…
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What it means to do retreat
We have to understand what retreat means. We are retreating from dukkha, from suffering, not…
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A sadhana of the tradition - Oct 1, 2009
A sadhana of the tradition Long Green Tara sadhana with guided meditation
The version of the Tara sadhana used during the 2009-2010 Green Tara Winter Retreat along…
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Refuge advice
In preparation for retreat: how to recite the mantra to take refuge in the guru,…
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More refuge meditation topics
Examining one's doubts with honesty while taking refuge can enhance the meditation practice.
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Refuge meditation topics
How reflecting on the qualities of the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha can enhance one's meditation…
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Sangha refuge
How to receive the qualities of the Sangha as part of the preliminary practice (ngöndro)…
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Dharma refuge
How to purify wrong views about the Buddha's teachings when engaging in the preliminary practice…
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Purifying our negativities
How to use the preliminary practice (ngöndro) of taking refuge to purify our negativities.
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How to see the guru
How to purify our relationship with our spiritual mentors when engaging in the preliminary practice…
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