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Venerable Thubten Tarpa The four opponent powers: Part 1
An overview of the four opponent powers, the benefits of doing purification practice, and a…
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Venerable Thubten Samten Bodhicitta
Generating bodhicitta lights a fire in our practice, giving us the energy to accomplish the…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron The precepts of aspiring bodhicitta
The great value in taking ethical precepts and how to prevent separation from bodhicitta.
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Taking refuge from the heart
The importance of taking the time to mindfully go for refuge and generate a motivation…
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Zopa Herron The 100-syllable mantra
The power of reciting mantra to transform our mind into the mind of a buddha.
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Venerable Thubten Jigme 
Confidence in purification
Developing confidence in purification can be achieved by relying on the Buddhas, our teachers, and…
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A vast perspective
By broadening our perspective and seeing our great potential, we can begin to transform the…
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Venerable Thubten Semkye Being a friend to yourself
How learning to care deeply for ourselves naturally leads to the wish to benefit and…
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Retreat motivation
It is in understanding our situation in samsara that we develop our motivation for awakening.
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Introduction to Vajrasattva retreat
Preliminary instructions for retreat including working with the mind, caring for the body, mindfulness of…
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Making friends with ourselves
If we can't see good qualities in ourselves, how are we going to see them…
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