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 37 Practices: Verses 4-6
Verses describing the miseries of samsara, the importance of thinking about beginningless lives, giving up…
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Panic fear, wisdom fear, and the adrenaline rush
Discussion with retreatants on the proper way to use the death meditation, the I that…
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Preciousness of the opportunity for retreat
The incredible rarity of meeting the Mahayana teachings and being able to do retreat.
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Precepts and their background
Benefits of taking precepts, seeing the teacher as the Buddha, and etiquette between lay practitioners,…
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Introduction to tantra
Understanding the Vajrayana path, how it fits into the Buddhist teachings, and knowing the right…
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 15-23
Looking at various karmic results and the actions and attitudes that caused them.
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama Practical peace and contentment
His Holiness the Dalai Lama's foreword to 'Taming the Mind,' a "practical application of the…
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Antidotes to the habit of complaining
Advice on taming bad habits and cultivating good, such as nurturing antidotes to our tendency…
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 92-94
Making clear aspirations and determinations about how we want to live our lives. How our…
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 90-91
Watching our tendency to do the opposite of what our teachers instruct, becoming willing to…
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 86-89
Verses covering the importance of focused study to support meditation, reliance on a teacher, working…
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Medicine Buddha vows 9-12
Reflecting on how the vows are relevant to how we choose to act. Skillful ways…
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