In-depth series of teachings on The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and how practitioners in today’s world might approach traditional texts written hundreds of years ago. Impermanence (pt 2)DownloadViewing mythic descriptions of the outer world as descriptions of internal processes; meditating on death as a means to detach from social conditioning, … [Read more...] about Then and Now 10
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In-depth series of teachings on The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and how practitioners in today’s world might approach traditional texts written hundreds of years ago. Impermanence (pt. 1)DownloadMedieval context; definition of lamrim; translation issues; four reasons (obstacles) why we aren’t already awake: taking experience as fact, habituated … [Read more...] about Then and Now 9
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In-depth series of teachings on The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and how practitioners in today’s world might approach traditional texts written hundreds of years ago. Spiritual Teachers (pt 3)DownloadRespect for, and service to, one’s teacher as expression of importance of one’s own spiritual practice; eastern and western perspectives on the … [Read more...] about Then and Now 8
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In-depth series of teachings on The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and how practitioners in today’s world might approach traditional texts written hundreds of years ago. Spiritual Teachers (pt. 2)DownloadThe teacher-student relationship as origin of understanding; the importance of questions; experience as teacher; the four classifications of … [Read more...] about Then and Now 7
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In-depth series of teachings on The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and how practitioners in today’s world might approach traditional texts written hundreds of years ago. Spiritual Teachers (pt. 1) DownloadRecap of previous discussion on faith and belief from a perspective of how suffering is viewed in Christianity and Buddhism; students’s reports … [Read more...] about Then and Now 6
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In-depth series of teachings on The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and how practitioners in today’s world might approach traditional texts written hundreds of years ago. Faith & Belief (This precious human body, part 2)DownloadThe rare combination of circumstances that allow for the opportunity to practice; students’ reports of experiences … [Read more...] about Then and Now 5