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Introduction to the Four Establishments of Mindfulness
The importance of learning the Four Establishments, an overview of them, and a meditation on…
View PostEnacting others’ welfare
Commentary on Shantideva's verses that explain how to exchange self and others.
View PostPrimordially pure awareness
Explaining the meaning of "primordially pure" and our need to interweave the understanding of emptiness…
View PostThe importance of realizing emptiness
Why emptiness is the antidote to ignorance and the path to peace.
View PostIntroduction to the taking and giving meditation
Overcoming self-centredness, a major obstacle to doing the taking and giving meditation.
View PostAfflictions and the nature of the mind
Explaining how the mind is different from mental factors, teaching from the next section, “Afflictive…
View PostContestable times
A conversation on the nature of time with a theoretical physicist, a philosopher, and a…
View PostThree levels of wisdom: Hearing, thinking, and medit...
The three wisdoms establish a foundation, refine understanding, and make the Dharma part of us.
View PostA bodhisattva’s humility
Commentary to verses on developing a bodhisattva’s joy and humility in pacifying others’ sufferings.
View PostReflection on cultivating excellent qualities
Leading a discussion on points 1-3 in the reflection at the end of the section…
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