Teachings at Sravasti Abbey Archives - Thubten Chodron: Recent Episodes
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The final verses of Nagarjuna's "Precious Garland," summarizing his advice to all of us on how to live in line with the Dharma.
Explanation of the qualities by which one can identify a suitable spiritual mentor, and how to relate to them after establishing a teacher-student relationship.
Teaching on the last section of this text, 'Closing Words of Advice.' Explanation of four key practices to cultivate, and how to rely on a spiritual mentor.
A comical explanation of the taking-and-giving meditation and beginning to teach on the last section including closing words of advice.
Teaching the "Twenty-Verse Prayer," focusing on verses of aspiration and dedication for self and others.
Venerable Thubten Chonyi reviews the infinite merit required to attain the Buddha's bodies and the different classifications of buddha bodies.
Venerable Thubten Semkye reviews the causes for bodhicitta and the the 32 signs of a Buddha.
Venerable Thubten Jigme reviews questions on working with attachment especially to intoxicants and the body, and on how to give fearlessness to others.
Venerable Thubten Tarpa leads a review on Quiz 7 questions 4-7, on the qualities we look out for in good friends and strive to cultivate ourselves.
Venerable Thubten Tarpa leads a review on the four ways of gathering disciples and truthful speech.
An outline of Nagarjuna's "Precious Garland of Advice for a King" according to Gyaltsap Je's commentary.