Mixed Nuts Reading Club

Power of Foundation. Purification Series

Why does taking Refuge help us to purify our bad mental seeds? What does Taking Refuge means in the first place, and what is it's rollin this whole process of Purification. We are going trough the steps to attain Bodhichitta, specifically now at the step of purifying ourselves to get ready for it. We are using the Bodhisattvacharyavata, one of the most amazing ancient texts ever written in planet Earth, by Master Shantideva (750 A.D.) and Gyelsab Je (1364 A.D.) commenting on it. Diamond Cutter Classics is an organization dedicated to translating the most important philosophical texts of the Asian traditions into English and other modern languages in a way that is understandable and applicable for the modern world.   To find out more and support our effort, please visit https://diamondcutterclassics.com/ Join our weekly Reading Club events - learn the most important ideas of Asian philosophy and how to use it in your life.   Join us every Thursday 6 pm Arizona time - register here ttps://diamondcutterclassics.com/reading-club5/

Tim Lowenhaup and Aldo Arzapalo share with us ideas about  what Master Shantideva (750 A.D.) and Gyelsab Je (1364 A.D.)  share with us about how can we clean ourselves from bad deeds. In This session we talk again about a first step to do that,  this step is called "the Power of Destruction" also known as "intelligent regret".   We go a little further into practical ways to use this wonderful tool. Diamond Cutter Classics is an organization dedicated to translating the most important philosophical texts of the Asian traditions into English and other modern languages in a way that is understandable and applicable for the modern world.   To find out more and support our effort, please visit https://diamondcutterclassics.com/ Join our weekly Reading Club events - learn the most important ideas of Asian philosophy and how to use it in your life.   Join us every Thursday 6 pm Arizona time - register here ttps://diamondcutterclassics.com/reading-club5/

Master Shantideva (750 A.D.) and Gyelsab Je (1364 A.D.)  share with us how can we clean ourselves from bad deeds. This session we talk about a first step to do that,  this step is called "the Power of Destruction" also known as "intelligent regret".   Diamond Cutter Classics is an organization dedicated to translating the most important philosophical texts of the Asian traditions into English and other modern languages in a way that is understandable and applicable for the modern world.  To find out more and support our effort, please visit https://diamondcutterclassics.com/ Join our weekly Reading Club events - learn the most important ideas of Asian philosophy and how to use it in your life.  Join us every Thursday 6 pm Arizona time - register here ttps://diamondcutterclassics.com/reading-club5/

Next in the Bodhisattacharyavatara, by Master Shantideva (750 A.D.), we talk about how to give and offer to 3 of the most powerful objects, the 3 Jewels.  What are the 3 Jewels?, what are some kinds of things we can give in order to get a real Wish to get Enlightened and benefit all beings?, this and more related topics here. Diamond Cutter Classics is an organization dedicated to translating the most important philosophical texts of the Asian traditions into English and other modern languages in a way that is understandable and applicable for the modern world.   To find out more and support our effort, please visit https://diamondcutterclassics.com/ Join our weekly Reading Club events - learn the most important ideas of Asian philosophy and how to use it in your life.    Join us every Thursday 6 pm or 9 AM (alternating every other week) Arizona time - register here ttps://diamondcutterclassics.com/reading-club5/

We keep going in our series on the Bodhisattvacharyavatara, by Master Shantideva (750 A.D), in this session we talk about why to get Bodhichitta?, what are their benefits? let's go. Diamond Cutter Classics is an organization dedicated to translating the most important philosophical texts of the Asian traditions into English and other modern languages in a way that is understandable and applicable for the modern world.   To find out more and support our effort, please visit https://diamondcutterclassics.com/ Join our weekly Reading Club events - learn the most important ideas of Asian philosophy and how to use it in your life.    Join us every Thursday 6 pm or 9 AM (alternating every other week) Arizona time - register here ttps://diamondcutterclassics.com/reading-club5/

We begin with a series of session on one of the biggest classics on how to become a Spiritual Warrior who wants to reach their Highest Potential to benefit everybody, The Bodhisattvacharyavatara written by Master Shantideva (750 A.D) Diamond Cutter Classics is an organization dedicated to translating the most important philosophical texts of the Asian traditions into English and other modern languages in a way that is understandable and applicable for the modern world.   To find out more and support our effort, please visit https://diamondcutterclassics.com/ Join our weekly Reading Club events - learn the most important ideas of Asian philosophy and how to use it in your life.    Join us every Thursday 6 pm or 9 AM (alternating every other week) Arizona time - register here ttps://diamondcutterclassics.com/reading-club5/

From a commentary written by Choney Lama, Drakpa Shedrup (1675-1748) on the Heart Sutra, we talk about the 4 Truths that a Person that Sees Emptiness Directly comes to Realize. Diamond Cutter Classics is an organization dedicated to translating the most important philosophical texts of the Asian traditions into English and other modern languages in a way that is understandable and applicable for the modern world.   To find out more and support our effort, please visit https://diamondcutterclassics.com/ Join our weekly Reading Club events - learn the most important ideas of Asian philosophy and how to use it in your life.    Join us every Thursday 6 pm or 9 AM (alternating every other week) Arizona time - register here ttps://diamondcutterclassics.com/reading-club5/

Round 2. Again we are using a commentary called "A Ship On The Sea Of Emptiness" written by Choney Lama Drakpa Shedrup (1675 - 1748), we go into a section of Chapter 2 (Coming and Going) of arguably Arya Nagarjuna's most famous work called "Wisdom". Diamond Cutter Classics is an organization dedicated to translating the most important philosophical texts of the Asian traditions into English and other modern languages in a way that is understandable and applicable for the modern world.     To find out more and support our effort, please visit https://diamondcutterclassics.com/ Join our weekly Reading Club events - learn the most important ideas of Asian philosophy and how to use it in your life.     Join us every Thursday 6 PM Arizona time or 9 AM AZ time (we alternate every other week) - register here https://diamondcutterclassics.com/reading-club5/

How can using Wisdom be the most Compassionate and Loving thing we can do for this World? let's talk about it!!! Diamond Cutter Classics is an organization dedicated to translating the most important philosophical texts of the Asian traditions into English and other modern languages in a way that is understandable and applicable for the modern world.       To find out more and support our effort, please visit https://diamondcutterclassics.com/ Join our weekly Reading Club events - learn the most important ideas of Asian philosophy and how to use it in your life.       Join us every Thursday 6 PM Arizona time or 9 AM AZ time (we alternate every other week) - register here https://diamondcutterclassics.com/reading-club5/

What's the real job of a Yoga Teacher? What is Yoga really for? How to accomplish the ultimate mission when teaching and practicing Yoga?   Diamond Cutter Classics is an organization dedicated to translating the most important philosophical texts of the Asian traditions into English and other modern languages in a way that is understandable and applicable for the modern world. To find out more and support our effort, please visit https://diamondcutterclassics.com/ Join our weekly Reading Club events - learn the most important ideas of Asian philosophy and how to use it in your life. Join us every Thursday 6 PM Arizona time or 9 AM AZ time (we alternate every other week) - register here https://diamondcutterclassics.com/reading-club5/

There are ways to keep Joy and Wisdom going during the extra 23 Hours after our Yoga Exercises, let's talk about that !!!   Diamond Cutter Classics is an organization dedicated to translating the most important philosophical texts of the Asian traditions into English and other modern languages in a way that is understandable and applicable for the modern world. To find out more and support our effort, please visit https://diamondcutterclassics.com/ Join our weekly Reading Club events - learn the most important ideas of Asian philosophy and how to use it in your life. Join us every Thursday 6 PM Arizona time or 9 AM AZ time (we alternate every other week) - register here https://diamondcutterclassics.com/reading-club5/

Using a commentary called "A Ship On The Sea Of Emptiness" written by Choney Lama Drakpa Shedrup (1675 - 1748), we go into a section of Chapter 2 (Coming and Going) of arguably Arya Nagarjuna's most famous work called "Wisdom". Diamond Cutter Classics is an organization dedicated to translating the most important philosophical texts of the Asian traditions into English and other modern languages in a way that is understandable and applicable for the modern world.   To find out more and support our effort, please visit https://diamondcutterclassics.com/ Join our weekly Reading Club events - learn the most important ideas of Asian philosophy and how to use it in your life.   Join us every Thursday 6 PM Arizona time or 9 AM AZ time (we alternate every other week) - register here https://diamondcutterclassics.com/reading-club5/

A wonderful discussion about some mind only school ideas on how reality works. Why do we have different versions of the same teachings?   Diamond Cutter Classics is an organization dedicated to translating the most important philosophical texts of the Asian traditions into English and other modern languages in a way that is understandable and applicable for the modern world. To find out more and support our effort, please visit https://diamondcutterclassics.com/ Join our weekly Reading Club events - learn the most important ideas of Asian philosophy and how to use it in your life. Join us every Thursday 6 PM Arizona time or 9 AM AZ time (we alternate every other week) - register here https://diamondcutterclassics.com/reading-club5/

Very frequent asked questions about partner relationships from the Karmic seeds and emptiness point of view.   Diamond Cutter Classics is an organization dedicated to translating the most important philosophical texts of the Asian traditions into English and other modern languages in a way that is understandable and applicable for the modern world. To find out more and support our effort, please visit https://diamondcutterclassics.com/ Join our weekly Reading Club events - learn the most important ideas of Asian philosophy and how to use it in your life. Join us every Thursday 6 PM Arizona time or 9 AM AZ time (we alternate every other week) - register here https://diamondcutterclassics.com/reading-club5/

From the Sutra "All Kinds of Karma", we go into a discussion on the karmic correlations to decrease and increase our Spiritual IQ.   Diamond Cutter Classics is an organization dedicated to translating the most important philosophical texts of the Asian traditions into English and other modern languages in a way that is understandable and applicable for the modern world. To find out more and support our effort, please visit https://diamondcutterclassics.com/ Join our weekly Reading Club events - learn the most important ideas of Asian philosophy and how to use it in your life. Join us every Thursday 6 PM Arizona time or 9 AM AZ time (we alternate every other week) - register here https://diamondcutterclassics.com/reading-club5/

The First Panchen Lama, Lobsang Chukyi Gyeltsen (1550-1662) takes us thought an amazing debate happening in the mind of a person who strives for Enlightenment, a debate between our own Angel and Devil inside our minds.   This particular section is about very common mistakes we may do during our meditations when we are looking forward to see emptiness directly. Diamond Cutter Classics is an organization dedicated to translating the most important philosophical texts of the Asian traditions into English and other modern languages in a way that is understandable and applicable for the modern world. To find out more and support our effort, please visit https://diamondcutterclassics.com/ Join our weekly Reading Club events - learn the most important ideas of Asian philosophy and how to use it in your life. Join us every Thursday 6 PM Arizona time or 9 AM AZ time (we alternate every other week) - register here https://diamondcutterclassics.com/reading-club5/

We go into a discussion about the open part of the practice of Chod, and the practice of Taking Personal Responsibility for this World, and we explore how does these two connect together. Diamond Cutter Classics is an organization dedicated to translating the most important philosophical texts of the Asian traditions into English and other modern languages in a way that is understandable and applicable for the modern world. To find out more and support our effort, please visit https://diamondcutterclassics.com/ Join our weekly Reading Club events - learn the most important ideas of Asian philosophy and how to use it in your life. Join us every Thursday 6 PM Arizona time or 9 AM AZ time (we alternate every other week) - register here https://diamondcutterclassics.com/reading-club5/

Destroying our Self existent Self and Taking Responsibility to Save this World. Diamond Cutter Classics is an organization dedicated to translating the most important philosophical texts of the Asian traditions into English and other modern languages in a way that is understandable and applicable for the modern world. To find out more and support our effort, please visit https://diamondcutterclassics.com/ Join our weekly Reading Club events - learn the most important ideas of Asian philosophy and how to use it in your life. Join us every Thursday 6 PM Arizona time or 9 AM AZ time (we alternate every other week) - register here https://diamondcutterclassics.com/reading-club5/