Welcome to dechen.study!
This is your central hub for finding, joining, or starting Dharma study groups within the Dechen Dharma Community. Our goal is to keep an up-to-date list of all active study groups and offer practical resources like study guides, advice, and materials to support group leaders and group members.
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Bodhicaryavatara
SANTIDEVA
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Discriminating the Three Vows
SAKYA PANDITA
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Diamond Sky
LAMA JAMPA THAYE
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Commentary on the King of Aspiration Prayers
JETSUN DRAKPA GYALTSEN
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Lamp of the Path to Enlightenment
ATISHA
“With the proper possession of hearing and reflection, one will truly enter into meditation.”
Of the three types of wisdom—hearing, reflection, and meditation—study groups help us cultivate the second: the wisdom of reflection.
Without reflecting on the teachings we have received, we remain full of doubts and uncertainties. By engaging in reflection, we deepen our understanding, allowing us to enter meditation practice with confidence and to apply the teachings to our lives with clarity and certainty.