wisdom
Teachings on how to cultivate wisdom on many different levels, ranging from the wisdom that understands karma and its effects, the four truths, and how to benefit others, to the wisdom realizing the ultimate nature of reality.
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Renunciation, bodhicitta and the wisdom realizing em...
How renunciation, bodhicitta and the wisdom realizing emptiness lead to true happiness.
View PostCompassion in the workplace
How to repay the kindness of others using our unique talents and abilities.
View PostThe benefits of making offerings
The benefits of making offerings plus two guided meditations for accumulating merit and purification.
View PostConducive conditions to develop serenity
Explaining the six essential conditions necessary for developing serenity in retreat, drawing from Indian and…
View PostThe time of death is uncertain
Exploring the uncertainty of the time of death and the disadvantages of attachment.
View PostBuddhist perspectives on death and dying
Why learning about death is important and a guided nine-point meditation on death.
View PostThe importance of developing serenity
Covering a descriptive definition of serenity, and explaining some of the many benefits of developing…
View PostLetting go of unrealistic expectations
Why grasping at certain results and clinging to expectations hurts our practice.
View PostReview and guided meditation
A review of how to meditate and common obstacles plus a guided meditation on the…
View PostThe great scope of the lamrim
Bodhicitta, the wisdom realizing emptiness and a surprise birthday celebration!
View PostThe middle scope of the lamrim
Renunciation, the three higher trainings and a preview of the great scope of the lamrim…
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