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

Verse 14-1: The prison of cyclic existence

Determination to be free, aspiration for enlightenment to benefit sentient beings and liberate them, wisdom…

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

Verse 13: The nourishment of samadhi

Deep samadhi nourishes the mind and body enabling great meditators to spend more time meditating…

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

Verse 12: The nectar of wisdom

The different kinds of wisdom as we progress along the path. The analogies of wisdom…

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

Verse 10-3: Meditating on emptiness

The various levels of subduing the afflictions, from avoiding the object, to developing samadhi, and…

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Essence of Refined Gold

Investigating the self

Using Chandrakirti's seven points of investigating the ultimate mode of existence to investigate how the…

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

Verse 10-2: Counteracting the defilements

The different ways of counteracting the defilements, particularly the afflictions. The importance of not just…

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Short Verses to Cultivate Bodhicitta

Verse 10-1: The fuel of the passions

How we ignorantly grasp at the afflictions, the importance of recognizing how we exaggerate, and…

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Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2008

A successful life

We are taught to live by societal standards, yet we need to examine whether living…

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Essence of Refined Gold

The ultimate mode of existence

Investigating inherent existence through Chandrakirti's seven points for investigating the ultimate mode of existence.

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Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2008

The real purpose of the Dharma

The real purpose of the Dharma is questioning, investigating, putting what makes sense into practice…

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