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Venerable Thubten Chodron Powa, transference of consciousness
Teaching from the last section “Powa, Transference of Consciousness”, in Chapter 9.
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Cultivating compassion for ourselves and others
An interview on what it means to have compassion for ourselves, opening our heart to…
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Offering natural substances
Beginning Chapter 2 "Purifying Negativities" with verses on making offerings to buddhas and bodhisattvas with…
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What to practice while dying
Contiuing the section "Helping Ourselves and Others at the Time of Death" and explaining which…
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The merits of bodhicitta
Answering questions and teaching on Verses 1.24-1.33 on the vast merits that come from generating…
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The death process
Teaching from the section "The Death Process" and starting the section "Helping Ourselves and Others…
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The bodhisattva ethical code
Giving commentary to Verses 15-23, explaining 8 guidelines that keep bodhicitta from degrading and teaching…
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Self-compassion
What it means to have self-compassion and how it helps to cultivate compassion for others.…
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Other life forms
Teaching from the sections "Other Life Forms" and "Fear or Hope at Death?" in Chapter…
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The benefits of bodhicitta
Meditating on equanimity and explaining the benefits of bodhicitta, covering various analogies that explain these…
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Why bodhicitta is so powerful
Finishing teaching on the ten fortunes of a precious human life and explaining why bodhicitta…
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Absorbing yourself in ultimate love
Teaching on understanding emptiness and training in methods to eradicate afflictive emotions and attain liberation…
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