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. Karma, pt. 3 & Loving-kindess and Compassion, pt. 1DownloadParticipants reflection on intentionally engaging in a non-virtuous act; patterned behavior as a way to avoid … [Read more...] about Then and Now 16
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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. Karma, pt. 2DownloadFollow-up on free will and karma; ten non-virtuous acts; motivation/intention; the full ripening result; the results of a specific non-virtuous actions … [Read more...] about Then and Now 15
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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. Karma, pt. 1DownloadThree analogies for karma: God’s will, gravity, and evolution; God’s will as explanation of mystery; gravity as absence of justice, etc.; evolution as contrast to … [Read more...] about Then and Now 14
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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. The Suffering of Samsara (pt 2)DownloadReview of the first two types of suffering; the third type of suffering and the six realms; how a society’s cosmology (medieval or modern) … [Read more...] about Then and Now 13
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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. The Suffering of Samsara (pt. 1)DownloadRecap of chapters previously covered; about the word dukkha; what “suffering” means in Buddhism; what is the question to which “the vicious … [Read more...] about Then and Now 12
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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. 3)DownloadAppreciating and living the three facts of impermanence: death is certain, time of death uncertain, and we take nothing with us into death; regret and … [Read more...] about Then and Now 11