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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Retreat questions and advice
What to do when the mind gets crazy in meditation, how to pace yourself during…
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The purpose of a silent retreat
A question-and-answer session touching on the purpose of silence on retreat, retreat etiquette, and daily…
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Motivation for the Manjushri retreat
Setting the motivation for retreat, remembering the sufferings of the lower realms, and endeavoring to…
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Manjushri sadhana overview
The benefits of doing the Manjushri practice, an explanation of the visualization in the sadhana,…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Verse 26-2: Filling containers
The importance of generating our motivation before doing an action to make even neutral actions…
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Verse 26-1: Filled with good qualities
Seeing filled containers with a generous mind and wishing good qualities for others.
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Verse 25-2: Ascetic practices
A description and the purposes of 12 ascetic practices that the Buddha allowed.
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The shaper of our life and death
An understanding of karma changes how we choose to live our lives.
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Verse 25-1: Without ornaments
A practice to transform whatever we encounter, so that it’s not related to ego.
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Verse 24-2: Marks of a buddha
Explaining the origin and significance of the signs and marks of the Buddha.
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Practicing the Dharma, transforming the mind
Identifying incorrect thoughts and applying effort and fortitude, practicing the Dharma by putting the teachings…
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Verse 24-1: Wearing ornaments
Being adorned by inner qualities of generosity, ethical conduct, fortitude, joyous effort, meditative stabilization, and…
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