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Lesson 22
Lesson 22
The Way of the Bodhisattva
Awakening
Confession Practice
Cultural Revolution Karma
Four Powers of Purification
growingup
Healing
Negative Karma Detox
Refuge in Buddhism
Spirituality
vajrasattva mantra
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Overview
Chapters
00:00
Honoring the Lineage: Tapping into the Source of Wisdom
00:27
Reviewing the previous lesson: Offering and Prostration
01:06
What is Refuge? Seeking protection from fear
03:59
Worldly Refuge vs. Ultimate Refuge: Why temples aren't just for hiding vs
08:41
Sutrayana and Vajrayana: Why you can't choose just one
11:39
Lord Atisha's Five Precepts: The core commitments of a refugee
16:08
Don't smack the mosquito: Simple actions define a true practitioner
17:49
Can I retake my vows? Repairing the broken commitment
21:40
The Tribal Metaphor: Handing over your life to a new leader
24:20
The merit of Refuge: Why it's greater than saving face or being "good"
26:07
The Ceremony: Taking the Mahayana Refuge Vow together
30:26
More valuable than gold medals: The priceless nature of the vow
32:50
The Fourth Branch: Confession and the Six Gateways of Negative Action
35:18
The Four Powers: An antidote kit for the mind
41:30
The General Way of Confessing: Visualizing the field of merit
43:24
Don't just mumble "Om Benza Satva": The importance of sincerity
45:30
Asking others to kill is still killing
47:24
Rejoicing in tragedy: The karma of celebrating 9/11 911
50:40
Conclusion: Confess thoroughly before death
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