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Deity Yoga
When we say “practice”, we mean three things: ritual, philosophy, and prayer. Ritual is either inner (sadhana) or outer, which is the...
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On The Preciousness of Mentors
We carry a fundamental error in thinking that we are already our own mentors. This view is not dissimilar to the fundamental cause of...
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On The Responsibility of Mentoring
There is no mentor without the current of a lineage flowing through the mentor. To mistake oneself as the absolute source of teachings...
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On The Preciousness of The Lineage
Traditionally, “Sangha” is just a word that connotes a group of mature adults who are willing to try to set down their baggage...
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On The Importance Of Understanding The Three Vehicles
These three paths – the individual, universal, and secret vehicles – are basically characterized by three distinct motivations...
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On The Necessity of Teamwork
Transformation cannot and does not happen in isolation. We can’t escape the context in which we learn – which means that paying special...
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On The Illusion of Choice
Investigation of choice requires the difficult task of “cleaning out the mind”. This means facing the “stuff” we don’t want to face...