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 Verse 53: The wandering mind
What it means to have a distracted mind in the context of tantra, and how…
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Ordination lineages
How ordination is different in the three living Buddhist traditions, and why the path to…
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Verse 27: Guarding our spiritual precepts
The right mindset to cultivate when we voluntarily take and keep precepts in order to…
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A long obedience
Exodus isn't just about liberation from slavery, it's also about rebinding. Just laws, or taking…
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Contemplating causality
Encourages us to contemplate whether our beliefs and views about who we are and events…
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Learning to let go during purification
Addresses a query on how to work with difficult emotions and memories that arise during…
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How to make the most of Retreat from Afar
Responds to a listener's queries on where to find BBC videos online and how best…
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Rejoicing in retreat
Celebrates the joy, privilege, and responsibility of Vajrasattva practice during Sravasti Abbey's first Snows Retreat,…
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Offering the universe
Offering the mandala (everything wonderful in the universe) to Chenrezig and requesting inspiration and blessings.
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Branches of increasing merit
We can make our merit flourish by rejoicing in others' merit and perfectly dedicating it…
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