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Chapter 12: Verses 284-290
The teachings on emptiness should only be taught to those who have been properly prepared…
View PostVerse 54: The cunning thief
Doubt keeps us from making a true commitment to spiritual practice. Curiosity helps to clarify…
View PostVerse 53: The wandering mind
What it means to have a distracted mind in the context of tantra, and how…
View PostVerse 52: The antidote to apathy
Apathy is a self-defeating mental state. How to cultivate the four aspects of joyous effort…
View PostVerse 51: Destroying the garden of happiness
Mindfulness and introspective awareness are crucial tools in removing weeds that destroy the garden of…
View PostVerse 50: The cantankerous old dog
Pride and self-centeredness are obstacles to our happiness and well-being.
View PostRefuge guidelines and karma
Guidelines for practicing refuge in daily life. The four general characteristics of karma and purification…
View PostChapter 12: Verses 279-283
How to examine the teachings to determine if they are valid, and how to look…
View PostThe formula for happiness
In searching for happiness we need to cultivate our ability to love people more openly,…
View PostThe love of money
How attachment to wealth breeds anxiety and dissatisfaction, and how contentment with what we have…
View PostLove people, not pleasure
In the search for happiness, attachment to fame and reputation is a major cause of…
View PostEnding the pity party
How to work with the mind that wants to wallow in self-pity. We can use…
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