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Venerable Thubten Chodron The practice of confession
Part of a series of short commentaries on the Amitabha sadhana given in preparation for…
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Bowing and making offerings to Amitabha
The seven-limb prayer as part of the Amitabha sadhana: the practices of bowing and making…
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Causes for pure land rebirth
Reviewing the four causes for rebirth in Amitabha’s pure land.
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Amitabha practice: Pure land rebirth
What it’s like to be reborn in Amitabha’s Pure Land, Sukhavati.
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Amitabha practice across traditions
Background on the bodhisattva Amitabha, rebirth in his pure land, and Amitabha practices across Buddhist…
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Amitabha practice: The four immeasurables
How to generate the four immeasurables as part of the Amitabha practice.
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Amitabha practice: Refuge and bodhicitta
Explanation of the Amitabha practice, beginning with taking refuge, in preparation for the Abbey's upcoming…
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Vajrasattva practice: The power of regret
The second of the four opponent powers, regret, and how it is essential to purification…
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Disentangling our identities
Identities are useful conventions, but strongly grasping them can lead to victimhood.
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Meeting adversity with joy
Advice on how to face anger and hatred with calm and creativity.
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Overcoming fear and preconceptions
A motivation to work with the fear and misleading preconceptions that arise in the face…
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