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Making a Close Bond with Mind Training
The 18 Closely Bonding Practices The sixth point is the eighteen closely bonding practices for mind training – in other words, for cleansing and training our attitudes. “Close bond” in Sanskrit is “samaya,” or “dam-tshig” in Tibetan, which means something that will bond us...
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Extensive Explanation of “Seven Point Mind Training” – Dr. Berzin
Points for Training the Mind
Overview of the Twenty-Two Trainings Last in our discussion is the seventh point, which consists of the list of the twenty-two trainings, or points that train the mind in cleansing our attitudes. The first of these trainings is: Do all yogas with one. This refers to, no...
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Extensive Explanation of “Seven Point Mind Training” – Dr. Berzin
Detail about the Pratimoksha Vow as a Nonrevealing Form in Vaibhashika
Let us look more closely at the type of nonrevealing form that a pratimoksha vowed restraint (so-sor thar-pa’i sdom-pa, Skt. prātimokṣasaṃvara) is. There Is Only One Nonrevealing Form for All the Branches of a Pratimoksha Vowed Restraint Vasubandhu adds further detail about...
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Details of Karma: The Vaibhashika Presentation
Bodhisattva Vows, Training, and Receiving Tantric Initiation
Bodhisattva Vows For practicing the engaged state of bodhichitta and being best able to practice the six far-reaching attitudes, we need to take the bodhisattva vows. This involves refraining from committing the 18 root downfalls and the 46 faulty actions that transgress these...
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Commentary on “Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment” – Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche
The 34th Menri Trizin Explains about the Bon Tradition
An explanation of the main features of the Bon tradition by the 34th Menri Trizin, the current spiritual leader of Bon.
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The Tibetan Traditions
Secondary Tantric Vows
With the secondary tantric vows, we promise to refrain from “eight thick actions.” Committing them would hamper meditation practice and progress along the yoga tantra and anuttarayoga tantra paths.
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Vows
Extremely Abbreviated Six-Session Yoga
Ngulchu Dharmabhadra’ four-line version of the six-session yoga.
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Tantric Practices
Commentary on "An Extensive Six-Session Yoga" – Dr. Berzin
A detailed explanation of the background and content of this daily six-session practice and how it helps us to keep our commitments from receiving an anuttarayoga tantra empowerment.
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Tantric Practices
Explanation of Bodhichitta Actions for Training & Vows
The development of bodhichitta progresses through various stages leading to the five types of trainings that prevent our development of bodhichitta from weakening in this life or in future lives.
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Vows
Secondary Bodhisattva Vows
The secondary bodhisattva vows are to refrain from 46 faulty actions.
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