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Venerable Thubten Chodron Tara is not inherently existent
A buddha is a manifestation of qualities. We don't want to view Tara, or any…
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How to see Tara
It is incorrect to project human qualities on Tara or see her as a theistic…
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Seasons change
The seasons change, a vivid example of impermanence. Calling a day the first day of…
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Lamrim meditation in Tara sadhana
Tara gives us inspiration while we're meditating during the sadhana. She is a representation of…
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Tara as resultant refuge
It's encouraging to think of Tara as the Buddha that we are going to become.
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Tara’s qualities
One way we can think of Tara is as the physical manifestation of a Buddha's…
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How to relate to the deity
How do we relate to Tara? We may find it inspiring to view Tara as…
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Motivation for the retreat
Generating the proper motivation for doing retreat and examining ways to work with the mind,…
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Living within the five precepts
It is important to keep good ethical conduct while in retreat. Living according to the…
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What it means to do retreat
We have to understand what retreat means. We are retreating from dukkha, from suffering, not…
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Practicing in a group retreat
The benefit to doing group retreat is the feeling of being part of a community…
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Labeling thoughts and emotions
How can we identify and label thoughts and feelings in a constructive way? It's important…
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