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Seven-point Mind Training

Six types of inverted deeds

The six types of inverted deeds to avoid in practice, and the benefits of practicing…

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Green Tara Winter Retreat 2009-2010

Seeing through fears

Fears are wrong conceptions that are habitual ways of thinking. When fear arises, we can…

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Green Tara Winter Retreat 2009-2010

Conditioned fear

Some of our fears are conditioned by society, but we can look at the role…

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Green Tara Winter Retreat 2009-2010

Facing fears

When we're injured or ill we can fall into thinking the problem is permanent, thus…

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Green Tara Winter Retreat 2009-2010

Fear and wisdom fear

Fear often comes from attachment. There is a difference between panicked, afflicted fear and a…

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Green Tara Winter Retreat 2009-2010

Clairvoyant powers

Clairvoyant powers are not the purpose of the path. Why the Buddha limited the display…

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Green Tara Winter Retreat 2009-2010

Dealing with difficult people

We can change our way of relating to people we find difficult by considering that…

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Seven-point Mind Training

Virtuous activities and thoughts

How we should not cease doing virtuous activities of body, speech and mind and why…

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Green Tara Winter Retreat 2009-2010

Reasonable self-evaluation

We can learn to evaluate ourselves by examining our motivations and actions so that we…

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Green Tara Winter Retreat 2009-2010

Praise and criticism

If criticism is valid, why get angry? We can simply admit our mistakes and do…

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Green Tara Winter Retreat 2009-2010

Attachment to reputation

Attachment to reputation and anger at criticism go hand in hand. In meditation we need…

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Green Tara Winter Retreat 2009-2010

Thinking about emptiness

The wisdom realizing emptiness has the ability to cut the root of suffering once and…

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