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Preciousness of Human Life Inspires Appreciation | Step 9 of Awakening in 30 Steps eight freedoms infinite life preciousness of life rebirth ten fortunes virtue Jul 20, 2021

Life is beginingless and consciousness is infinite.

Over the course of evolution our karma has compelled us to ascended and descend to various pleasant and unpleasant states of existence. But fundamentally we have always been trapped in a condition of blindness, not knowing who we really are,...

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Contemplations on Death contemplation death dying eight worldly winds lam rim meditation preciousness of life tibetan buddhism Jul 03, 2020

Like many many spiritual traditions, the lam rim (gradual path) tradition of Tibetan Buddhism teaches how to prepare for death. This is done by three contemplations, designed to evoke a sense of the preciousness of life and a sense of urgency to make it meaningful. Dr. Miles Neale explains in...

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