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Venerable Thubten Chodron The importance of ethical conduct
Outlining the various benefits of keeping precepts and describing the eight types of precepts for…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro The sufferings of the three upper realms
How suffering manifests in the upper realms of rebirth.
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Bodhisattva’s refuge and ethical conduct
Explaining a bodhisattva’s refuge, from Chapter 3 and giving an overview of the three higher…
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The five appropriated aggregates are suffering
Examining suffering to develop disenchantment with samsara.
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Common guidelines and maintaining proper refuge
Explaining the common guidelines and maintaining proper refuge, teaching from Chapter 3.
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Bringing compassion into every moment
Practical ways to bring compassion into everyday life.
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Meditation on how compassion changes us
Guided contemplation on how compassion has changed our life and views.
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Rebirth, karma, and emptiness
An examination of "What is a person?" through the lens of continuity, rebirth, and karma.
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Guidelines for each of the Three Jewels
Describing the guidelines for each of the Three Jewels and the first two of the…
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Why the truth of suffering is taught first
The importance of contemplating the truth of suffering.
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Formally taking refuge
Explaining the section on formally taking refuge, and covering how to deepen our refuge by…
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