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Essence of Refined Gold

The object of negation

The importance of correctly identifying the object of negation to refute inherent existence.

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Respecting the views of others

Respecting the views and ideas of others as part of the Buddhist path.

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Realizing things as they are

If you are looking for an elephant, you need to know what an elephant looks…

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Short Verses to Cultivate Bodhicitta

Verse 6-2: Consideration for others

Abandoning negativities out of care, affection, consideration, and an awareness of how our actions impact…

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Purple flowers blossom in a bunch.
Short Verses to Cultivate Bodhicitta

Verse 6-1: Robes of integrity

Seeing an opportunity for non-virtue but restraining ourselves because of a sense of our own…

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Essence of Refined Gold

The objects of different consciousnesses

Appearing objects, observed objects, apprehended objects, and referent objects.

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Purple flowers blossom in a bunch.
Short Verses to Cultivate Bodhicitta

Verse 5-2: Creating the causes

The importance of cultivating the two sides of the path, method and wisdom, just as…

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Purple flowers blossom in a bunch.
Short Verses to Cultivate Bodhicitta

Vesak verse: Bodhicitta on Vesak day

Celebrating the Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and passing into parinirvana with a verse the cultivates a…

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