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Supporting the Dharma practitioner

There is merit in supporting the Dharma practitioner, but we also need to practice the…

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Practice, study, and offer service

Each of us needs to find the right combination of study, practice, and service that…

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Commitments and monotony

We need to keep up our practice because the benefit comes from its cumulative effect.

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Happiness through renunciation

What do we renounce? We renounce the afflictive mental states that cause negative karma.

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The meaning of enlightenment

A small part of enlightenment can be just the intention to let go of our…

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Relationships with parents

Meditating on the kindness of our parents is recommended as one way to develop bodhicitta.…

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On impermanence

Contemplating death as a means of dealing with attachment.

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About attachment

Attachment can be one of the three poisons, or it can be a virtuous aspiration.…

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Anger as exaggeration

When we look closely at our anger, we see how it's based on exaggeration and…

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Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

Who are you judging?

Working on our anger and our judgmental minds in order to be able to see…

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Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

More precious than a wish-fulfilling jewel

Beginning a commentary to Geshe Langri Tangpa's “Eight Verses of Thought Transformation,” the importance of…

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