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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 Initiations and empowerments
The difference between initiations and empowerments and the commitments that come with taking them.
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Dr. Roger Jackson Developing a direct realization of emptiness
Thirteen questions raised by the study of Mahamudra and their import on the study of…
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Cultivating serenity
How to cultivate serenity taking the conventional nature of the mind as the object.
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Gelugpa-Kagyu Mahamudra lineage
The history of Mahamudra in the Gelgupa lineage, and a commentary on the first 12…
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Mahamudra in India and Tibet
Dr. Roger Jackson from Carleton College gives a weekend course on Mahamudra, beginning with a…
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Overview of the stages of the path
The conclusion of the teaching series with a broad overview of all the stages of…
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Verse 107: The legs and eyes of the path
How the practices on the method and wisdom sides of the path correspond to the…
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Verse 86: Powerful ambrosia
Closing the gap between listening to teachings and putting them into practice.
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What is dhih?
An explanation of the meaning and purpose of the seed syllables. What to contemplate as…
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Entering Manjushri retreat
Teachings on the Manjushri practice and a question and answer session with the one-month Manjushri…
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The motivation for doing retreat
The importance of setting a Dharma motivation to help us cultivate joyous effort and use…
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The Chenrezig practice
A guided session of the full Chenrezig sadhana and meditation practice.
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