Preliminary Practices
23 teachings
The foundational practices of Tibetan Buddhism — refuge, prostrations, mandala offering, Vajrasattva purification, and guru yoga.
Prayers, Prostrations and Preliminaries (Ven Margaret McAndrew)
7 teachings-
Prayers, Prostrations and Preliminaries — 1998-03-14
Apr 14, 2026
Audio recorded at Buddha House Adelaide. Transcript auto-generated and AI-corrected; may contain errors. About this talk. Ven Margaret McAndrew opens with a striking reframe: cleaning…
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Prayers, Prostrations and Preliminaries — 1998-03-14
Apr 14, 2026
Audio recorded at Buddha House Adelaide. Transcript auto-generated and AI-corrected; may contain errors. About this talk. Ven Margaret McAndrew provides practical instruction on setting up…
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Prayers, Prostrations and Preliminaries — 1998-03-21
Apr 14, 2026
Audio recorded at Buddha House Adelaide. Transcript auto-generated and AI-corrected; may contain errors. About this talk. In this 46-minute teaching, Ven Margaret McAndrew provides detailed…
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Prayers, Prostrations and Preliminaries — 1998-03-21
Apr 14, 2026
Audio recorded at Buddha House Adelaide. Transcript auto-generated and AI-corrected; may contain errors. About this talk. In this 37-minute teaching, Ven Margaret McAndrew explores whether…
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Prayers, Prostrations and Preliminaries — 1998-03-21
Apr 14, 2026
Audio recorded at Buddha House Adelaide. Transcript auto-generated and AI-corrected; may contain errors. About this talk. In this 38-minute teaching, Ven Margaret McAndrew opens by…
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Prayers, Prostrations and Preliminaries — 1998-03-28
Apr 14, 2026
Audio recorded at Buddha House Adelaide. Transcript auto-generated and AI-corrected; may contain errors. About this talk. In this 45-minute teaching, Ven Margaret McAndrew guides practitioners…
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Prayers, Prostrations and Preliminaries — 1998-03-28
Apr 14, 2026
Audio recorded at Buddha House Adelaide. Transcript auto-generated and AI-corrected; may contain errors. About this talk. In this 21.5-minute session, Ven Margaret McAndrew explores three…
Preliminary Practices (Khensur Rinpoche)
16 teachings-
Preliminary Practices — 1989-05-06
Apr 14, 2026
Audio recorded at Buddha House Adelaide. Transcript auto-generated and AI-corrected; may contain errors. About this talk. Reciting "Namo Buddhaya" a hundred thousand times is not…
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Preliminary Practices — 1989-05-06
Apr 14, 2026
Audio recorded at Buddha House Adelaide. Transcript auto-generated and AI-corrected; may contain errors. About this talk. In this 47-minute commentary, Khensur Rinpoche works through the…
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Preliminary Practices — 1989-05-06
Apr 14, 2026
Audio recorded at Buddha House Adelaide. Transcript auto-generated and AI-corrected; may contain errors. About this talk. Khensur Rinpoche anchors this 42-minute commentary with a story…
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Preliminary Practices — 1989-05-20
Apr 14, 2026
Audio recorded at Buddha House Adelaide. Transcript auto-generated and AI-corrected; may contain errors. About this talk. Anchored in verse 18 of the Guru Puja —…
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Preliminary Practices — 1989-05-20
Apr 14, 2026
Audio recorded at Buddha House Adelaide. Transcript auto-generated and AI-corrected; may contain errors. About this talk. The Devadatta story — the companion who shadowed the…
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Preliminary Practices — 1989-05-20
Apr 14, 2026
Audio recorded at Buddha House Adelaide. Transcript auto-generated and AI-corrected; may contain errors. About this talk. Khensur Rinpoche walks through the Guru Yoga visualization in…
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Preliminary Practices — 1989-05-20
Apr 14, 2026
Audio recorded at Buddha House Adelaide. Transcript auto-generated and AI-corrected; may contain errors. About this talk. A deceptively simple paradox anchors this 12-minute talk by…
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Preliminary Practices — 1989-06-03
Apr 14, 2026
Audio recorded at Buddha House Adelaide. Transcript auto-generated and AI-corrected; may contain errors. About this talk. Using Vajrasattva practice as purification is the focus of…
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Preliminary Practices — 1989-06-03
Apr 14, 2026
Audio recorded at Buddha House Adelaide. Transcript auto-generated and AI-corrected; may contain errors. About this talk. A vivid opening image anchors this 43-minute commentary: Khensur…
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Preliminary Practices — 1989-06-03
Apr 14, 2026
Audio recorded at Buddha House Adelaide. Transcript auto-generated and AI-corrected; may contain errors. About this talk. A student's observation opens this 17-minute session: why does…
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Preliminary Practices — 1989-06-17
Apr 14, 2026
Audio recorded at Buddha House Adelaide. Transcript auto-generated and AI-corrected; may contain errors. About this talk. Prostrating with fists, Khensur Rinpoche warns in this 47-minute…
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Preliminary Practices — 1989-06-17
Apr 14, 2026
Audio recorded at Buddha House Adelaide. Transcript auto-generated and AI-corrected; may contain errors. About this talk. Khensur Rinpoche opens this 48-minute commentary with personal advice…
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Preliminary Practices — 1989-06-17
Apr 14, 2026
Audio recorded at Buddha House Adelaide. Transcript auto-generated and AI-corrected; may contain errors. About this talk. In this 9-minute session, Khensur Rinpoche moves between two…
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Preliminary Practices — 1989-08-05
Apr 14, 2026
Audio recorded at Buddha House Adelaide. Transcript auto-generated and AI-corrected; may contain errors. About this talk. The story of Naropa cutting pieces of his own…
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Preliminary Practices — 1989-08-05
Apr 14, 2026
Audio recorded at Buddha House Adelaide. Transcript auto-generated and AI-corrected; may contain errors. About this talk. Khensur Rinpoche opens this 47-minute session with the Buddha's…
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Preliminary Practices — 1989-08-05
Apr 14, 2026
Audio recorded at Buddha House Adelaide. Transcript auto-generated and AI-corrected; may contain errors. About this talk. Here is the draft paragraph: In this 16-minute closing…