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Chapter 3: Verses 10-20
How to look at our experiences of hurt or betrayal from a Dharma point of…
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How the self-centered attitude obstructs our happiness. How and why we request teachings and how…
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Developing love and compassion in a reasonable way. The importance of purification and creating of…
View PostClarifying the practice
Learning to work with anxiety. Questions from retreatants on visualization in the sadhana and about…
View PostConditions for developing serenity
Six conditions for developing meditative stabilization, meditation posture. Physical pain during meditation and the mental…
View PostWorking through cause and effect
Defining physical and mental causes with examples. Tools to work with negative states of mind.
View PostMid-retreat discussion
Addressing questions on different aspects of the meditation: the body, emptiness, visualization and deity meditation.
View PostUnderstanding Buddhist concepts
Clarifying concepts surrounding arhats and bodhisattvas. Questions on motivation to listen and the meditation on…
View PostApplying the teachings
Discussion: working with the mind, skillful ways of using refuge. Reflection on why we are…
View PostSharing challenges of practice
Questions from retreatants on dealing with distraction and habitual reactions. Working with dreams in a…
View PostRight intention in starting retreat
Getting ready to go into retreat with the right motivation, understanding and expectation.
View PostMeaning and benefits of fortitude
The types of beings to help and what help should we offer to them. Understanding…
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