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Reducing attachment, cultivating confidence
An example of how to meditate to loosen our craving for others' approval. The right…
View PostLetting go of identities
Becoming aware of the identities we cling to and how they hinder our spiritual practice.
View PostTaking precepts
Working with our attachment to approval by counteracting self-centered thoughts, and the various types of…
View PostEthical conduct on the path
Where ethical conduct fits into the Buddhist path, and the benefits of practicing ethical conduct.
View PostThe four great qualities of the lamrim
A brief Introduction to the text, and author. The four points showing the greatness of…
View PostChapter 1: Verses 36-38
Looking at the causes of rebirth in samsara, its unsatisfactory nature, and the causes for…
View PostThe evolution of the Dharma and the vinaya
The Buddha's milieu, and how the sangha and Buddhism spread after the Buddha's parinibbana.
View PostThe Buddha’s life and teaching
On the purpose of bowing, recitations and offering the mandala before teachings. The Buddha's life…
View PostThe purpose of the EML program
An introduction to the course and the challenges that we all have to look forward…
View PostLetting go of worldly concerns
The difficulty of overcoming attachment to our reputation, and how it is a great hindrance…
View PostWestern perspectives on Tsongkhapa
Returning to Chapa chos kyi seng ge's refutation of Chandrakirti, which foreshadows Tsongkhapa.
View PostConventional and ultimate nature
How Tsongkhapa refutes the Svatantrika view of conventional existence, while retaining the possibility of understanding…
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