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Venerable Thubten Chodron Helping the dying
Reducing attachment to the body and examining ways we can be of benefit to those…
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Five forces at time of death
What happens after we die and looking at our attachment to the body, starting to…
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Death and peace of mind
A short explanation of the Amitabha Buddha practice followed by suggestions on dealing with our…
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Contemplating death
Ignoring the reality of death is often the norm, but there are benefits to contemplating…
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The self and the aggregates
Selflessness of persons: how to investigate if the self is inherently one with the aggregates.
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Hindrances to concentration: Desire and ill will
The first two of the five hindrances to concentration. How sensual desire and malice/ill will…
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Concentration, jhanas, and samadhi
The importance of suppressing the five hindrances in order to attain the jhanas.
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Venerable Thubten Semkye Review: Object of negation
A review of the commentary on identifying the object of negation: the reasoning used to…
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The pratimoksha vows
The various types of individual liberation vows and clarifying some confusion about the meaning and…
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Ethics and precepts
The importance of taking precepts and a reminder that precepts are voluntarily taken and are…
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Mindfulness for ethics, concentration, and wisdom
The importance of mindfulness in all three of the higher trainings, with an emphasis on…
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Establishing selflessness
Three mistaken approaches to determining selflessness and the order for establishing selflessness.
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