Waterbowl Offerings
Extensive advice on how to make waterbowl offerings, starting with the correct motivation.
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Buddhist Practices > Preliminary Practices
Teachings
Obstacles to Guru Devotion
Advice on how to train the mind in guru devotion, and what to do when we have negative thoughts, criticize the guru and see faults in the guru.
Advice on Guru Devotion for Student Having Difficulties
Angry With the Teacher
Conflict with Lamas
Difficulties with One's Guru
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Completing the Preliminaries
Finished Preliminaries
More Preliminaries
More Preliminary Practices
Sponsoring a Monastery to Complete Preliminary Practices
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Mandala Offerings
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Buddhist Practices > Preliminary Practices > Mandala Offerings
Mandala Offerings and Guru Yoga Practice
More Talks on this Topic: Mandala Offerings
Visualization When Offering a Mandala
Visualize Many Offerings of the Best Quality
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Preliminary Practice Advice
Dharma Practice Is the Most Important Thing
Many Years of Practice
Practices to Purify Negative Karma
Preliminaries Before Long Retreat
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Prostrations
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Buddhist Practices > Preliminary Practices > Prostrations
Prostration With Folded Hands
Prostrations Are Most Important
Prostrations at Bodhgaya
Prostrations in the Morning
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The Purpose of Preliminary Practices
Preliminary Practices
Preliminary Practices are the Best Thing
Reasons for Preliminary Practices
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How to Offer a Mandala
A compilation of teachings on the mandala offering, a practice that pacifies all hindrances to temporal and ultimate happiness
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Buddhist Practices > Preliminary Practices
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Brief Instructions for the Preliminary Practices
A guide to accomplishing the recommended preliminary practices
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Buddhist Practices > Preliminary Practices
Teachings from 100 Million Mani Retreat, 2000 (Audio and Unedited Transcript)
Rinpoche explains the benefits of mani pills, the Thirty-five Buddhas practice, and the importance of purifying negative karma in this evening session during the 100 Million Mani Retreat at Chenrezig Institute, Australia.
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Buddhist Practices > Preliminary Practices
Teachings on Offerings (Audio and Unedited Transcript)
Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave these teachings on offering practices during a Cittamani Tara Puja at Amitabha Buddhist Centre, Singapore in 1992.
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Buddhist Practices > Preliminary Practices