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Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience

Overview of the stages of the path

An overview of the graduated path to awakening and how it relates to the three…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 24: Our noisy minds

How difficult it is for us to quiet down, even when we are in a…

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Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience

Benefits of relying on a spiritual mentor

The eight benefits of properly relying on the spiritual mentor and the disadvantages of not…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 23: The ignorant beast

Ignorance is a mind-state that makes us no better than an animal even though we…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 10: Verses 248-250

How we avoid the extremes of permanence and annihilation by seeing that things change moment…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 22: The hungry ghost mind

Even the wealthy can have a mind-state of poverty, unable to give for fear of…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 21: Working for a corrupt boss

Working for a dishonest employer is difficult, but we do have the power to remove…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 20: The evil spirits that devour others

People who abuse power destroy others, but abuse of power is also a matter of…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 19: Criticism, babble and chatter

The faults of harsh speech and idle talk distract us from looking within and working…

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Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience

Relying on a qualified spiritual mentor

The ten qualities to look for in a qualified spiritual mentor. Qualities to develop to…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 18: The sharp weapon that slices hearts

Our personal weapons of mass destruction -- harsh speech and divisive speech that destroys relationships.

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 10: Verse 247

Considering how things are impermanent but do not go completely out of existence. Everything has…

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