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Essence of a Human Life

Creating the causes of happiness

How understanding karma helps us to focus on what truly matters, and to create the…

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Essence of a Human Life

Attachment to the body

Contemplating the amount of time we spend seeking pleasure for and pampering our body when…

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Responding to Prejudice

Welcoming refugees

Bringing a positive outlook to the situation of refugees in Europe, seeing it as an…

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Essence of a Human Life

The nine-point death meditation

Reflecting on our relationships with money, possessions, friends, and relatives, and the karma we create…

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Essence of a Human Life

Moving towards our spiritual goals

While it is important to know what we are moving away from in our spiritual…

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Essence of a Human Life

Letting go of worldly concerns

The difficulty of overcoming attachment to our reputation, and how it is a great hindrance…

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Essence of a Human Life

Giving up grasping

Practicing now so that giving up our body, wealth, and friends at the time of…

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Essence of a Human Life

What matters at the time of death

Cutting the cord of attachment and aversion so that we can be free from petty…

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Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience

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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Essence of a Human Life

Preparing for death

Reflecting on the deaths happening around us constantly is a warning for us to practice…

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Essence of a Human Life

The purpose of remembering death

Clarifying that the purpose of keeping our death in mind is not to cause fear,…

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Essence of a Human Life

Cleaning up our relationships

With the certainty of death in mind, we want to make sure that we die…

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