| Contents: INEXHAUSTIBLE MIRACLES: The Ten Perfections on the Path of Compassionate Beings by Tempa Dukte Lama |
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Foreword by Roshi Joan Halifax
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| Introduction |
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THE PERFECTION OF GENEROSITY
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Four Aspects of Generosity
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The Three fold Expression of Generosity
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| THE PERFECTION OF MORALITY |
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Increasing Our Wholesome Qualities
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Making Unwholesome Actions Harmless
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The Three Unwholesome Actions of Body
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The Four Unwholesome Actions of Speech
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The Three Unwholesome Actions of Mind
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Actively Helping Others
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| THE PERFECTION OF PATIENCE |
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The Patience of Willingly Enduring Suffering
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Patience Based on Compassion
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Patience Based on Wisdom
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The Patience of Not Retaliating Against Someone Who Has Harmed Us
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Patience to Face the Nature of Reality Without Fear
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| THE PERFECTION OF EFFORT |
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The Four Aspects of Wholesome Effort
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Armor-like Effort
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Effort of Action
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Effort for the Welfare of All Beings
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| THE PERFECTION OF CONCENTRATION |
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Two Ways of Cultivating Concentration
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Increasing Our Concentration Through Mindfulness
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Increasing Concentration Through Calm Abiding Meditation
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Spontaneous Concentration
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| THE POWER OF COMPASSIONATE BEINGS |
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The Power of Awakened Mind
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Cultivating Power
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Manifesting Power
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| THE PERFECTION OF COMPASSION |
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Conditions That Give Rise to Compassion
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Cultivating Compassion
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The Twofold Expression of Compassion
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Three Ways of Manifesting Compassion
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Boundless Compassion
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| THE PERFECTION OF ASPIRATIONAL PRAYERS AND DEDICATION |
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Prayers of a Compassionate Being
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The Object of Our Prayer
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Unsurpassable Prayer
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THE PERFECTION OF SKILLFUL MEANS
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Skillful Investigation
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Skillful Transformation
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Skillful Means of a Compassionate Being
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| THE PERFECTION OF DISCRIMINATING AWARENESS |
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The Benefits of Discriminating Awareness
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Developing Discriminating Awareness
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Contemplations to Develop Discriminating Awareness
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The Realization of Discriminating Awareness
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Discriminating Awareness Giving Rise to Fivefold Wisdom
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| Heart Sutra |
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Acknowledgments
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