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Mangala Shri Bhuti - The LinkThe Perfect Staircase: Following the Pith Instructions of the Guru to Liberation (Link #725)Speaker: Elizabeth Ready. Elizabeth discusses various pith instructions of the guru, from Dzigar Kongtrul's request to generate bodhicitta before we listen to the teachings, to Patrul Rinpoche's encouragement to generate the unsurpassable skillful means of the Mantrayana. She recounts Bob Reid's talk on the three supreme methods: the supreme aspiration for the benefit of beings, the supreme view of trutal, the ineffable, luminous nature and the supreme dedication that all attain enlightenment at the end of any activity or practice, all of which are teachings on the ground, path and fruition. She describes how relative and ultimate bodhicitta are at...
2024-09-2255 minMangala Shri Bhuti - The LinkPreparation for Death (Link #603)Speaker: Bob Reid. Bob explores the importance of cultivating a positive attitude to death and a clear vision for our rebirth. Dying will be easier if we have confidence in our genuine, warm-hearted connection to the Three Jewels. Beings passing through the bardos will encounter four opportunities to influence their rebirth. Generally, only advanced practitioners are prepared to seize the first two opportunities, which offer the possibility to attain enlightenment. But less advanced practitioners may seize the third and fourth opportunities: to take rebirth either in the Pure Lands or in the human realm. Pure Land traditions, which are practiced...
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