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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Guided meditations on the lamrim
A step-by-step guide to the meditations associated with the lamrim, the gradual path to enlightenment.
View PostGrasping at inherent existence
A teaching that covers a multitude of topics, including precious human life, two kinds of…
View PostThe purpose of the Manjushri practice
An explanation of the purpose and the types of Manjushri practices as well as answers…
View PostManjushri and the three vehicles
A description of how the Manjushri practice fits within the three vehicles, some historical perspective,…
View PostManjushri deity sadhana with guided meditation
The sadhana for the practice of Manjushri and recording of guided front-generation Manjushri meditation.
View PostMaking flawless syllogisms
Debate teaches us how to make flawless syllogisms that help to reveal our mistaken ways…
View PostThe comparison of phenomena
Debate teaches us how to compare different phenomena so that we can understand how things…
View PostConceptual and nonconceptual minds
Debate helps us to see the bare facts of the situation and distinguish them from…
View PostMeet people where they are
Encouraging those who learn debate to speak in ways that meet others where they are…
View PostThe Mind and Life VIII conference: Destructive emotions
A perennial human predicament: the nature and destructive potential of “negative” emotions.
View PostProstrations to the 35 Buddhas
How to do purification practice and how to visualize the 35 Buddhas.
View PostRecommended further reading
Further resources on the topics covered in Living as a Buddhist Nun.
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