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The Three Refuges

This seven week course examines the Three Refuges as a central practice of discovering, clarifying, and strengthening one’s spiritual aspiration. Without understanding the purpose or goal behind the practice, we tend to drift.

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2012 Meditations and Talks

Study Resources

  • Ajahn Sumedho, Now is the Knowing, chapter on Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha
  • Pema Chodron on Taking Refuge, Excerpt from: The Wisdom of No Escape
  • Taking Refuge: The Decision to Become a Buddhist by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche – Shambhala Sun, May 2001
  • Going for Refuge by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
  • The Threefold Refuge by Nyanaponika Thera
  • Taking Refuge, Talk by Tara Brach
  • Three Refuge Chanting from Plum Village
  • Three Refuge Protection Ceremony: From two Dharma Talks by Tara Brach

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  • Anatta – The Impersonal Nature of Experience
  • Appreciative Joy & Equanimity
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  • Mindfulness of Dhammas: The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness
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  • The Three Refuges
  • The Ten Paramis
  • The Practice of Integrity
  • Seven Factors of Awakening
  • Practices of Lovingkindness
  • Karma
  • The Five Hindrances
  • The Five Spiritual Faculties
  • The Noble Eightfold Path: The Buddha’s Path of Awakening
  • The Noble Eightfold Path: Wisdom
  • The Noble Eightfold Path: Samadhi
  • The Noble Eightfold Path: Right Speech, Action & Livelihood
  • The Practice of Integrity
  • Understanding Impermanence
  • Understanding Sensuality
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  • Unsatisfactoriness
  • Understanding the Wholesome and Unwholesome Roots in our Heart
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Common Ground Meditation Center
  • About Us
    • Supporting the Center
    • Leadership
    • Guiding Principles
    • History
    • Sustainability
    • Ethics and Reconciliation Council
    • Contact Us
  • Current Programs
    • Program Overview
    • Calendar & Registration
    • Weekly Newsletter
    • In-Person Programs
    • Black, Indigenous, People of Color Community Group
    • New to Meditation
    • Courses & Workshops
    • Meeting with a Dharma Teacher
    • For Children and Teens
    • Mindful Movement
  • Audio+Video
    • Common Ground Dharmaseed
    • CG Youtube Channel
    • Recording of Community Gathering to Celebrate Shelly Graf’s Hiring as Co-Guiding Teacher
    • Introduction to Retreat Practice Videos
  • Resources
    • New to Meditation
    • CG Buddhist Studies Program
    • Common Ground Chants
    • Unraveling Oppression
    • Mindfulness and Recovery Resources
    • Mindfulness Resources for Parents/Guardians
    • Access to Insight Library
    • Buddhist Insight Network
  • Unraveling Oppression
    • Our Commitment
    • Anti-Oppression Resources
  • CG Retreat Center
    • About Common Ground Retreat Center
    • Upcoming Retreats & Practice Periods
    • Work Retreats at CGRC
    • Wednesday Night Drop-In Groups at CGRC
    • Contribute
    • Retreat Center Blog
    • Retreat Center Photo Gallery
  • Retreats
    • Half-Day and Daylong Retreats
    • Upcoming Retreats at CG Retreat Center
    • Outside Retreats with Mark and Shelly
    • Twin Cities Vipassana Collective
  • Community
    • Community Groups
    • Join our Email List
    • Blog
    • Supporting the Center