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 Compassion observing phenomena
A teaching on compassion observing phenomena based on Chandrakirti’s homage to great compassion.
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Giving up our poor-quality view
Dismantling low self-esteem through Buddhist psychology and tantric techniques.
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Cutting through the mundane mind
Questions and answers on how visualization and mantra recitation support our spiritual practice.
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Guided meditation on Tara
A guided meditation on Green Tara that follows up on the talk "Deity yoga: you…
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Deity yoga: You are Tara
An overview of where the Green Tara practice fits in Buddhist practice, followed by an…
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Karma and our environment
Continuing teaching from Chapter 6, covering the interaction between the mind and external world and…
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Healing anger with Tara
The second of two online talks given to the Rainbow Body Sangha in India on…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Receiving an initiation
What does it mean to receive a tantric initiation? Types of initiation and the qualities…
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The four purities and four classes of tantra
Ordinary view and ordinary grasping are obstacles to tantric practice.
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Unique features of tantra
The unique features of tantra as compared to the Paramitayana teachings.
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