Four opponent powers

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Four opponent powers	(tib.: tob shi) Four opponent powers are a method how to purify our negative karma which we have accumulated when acted in a negative way: 1. (tib.: nam par sun jin pe tob) the power of regret of a negative activity; 2. (tib.: ten gyi tob) the power of refuge - re-establishing of the right attitude; 3. (tib.: nye pa le lar dok pe tob) the power of resolution - decision not to repeat the negative action again; 4. (tib.: nyen po kun tu chu pe tob) the power of remedy - applying the antidotes, such as recitation of Sutras or Mantras, meditation on Emptiness, practice of Confession to the 35 Buddhas with prostrations, ...

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(tib.: tob shi) Four opponent powers are a method how to purify our negative karma which we have accumulated when acted in a negative way:

1. (tib.: nam par sun jin pe tob) the power of regret of a negative activity;

2. (tib.: ten gyi tob) the power of refuge - re-establishing of the right attitude;

3. (tib.: nye pa le lar dok pe tob) the power of resolution - decision not to repeat the negative action again;

4. (tib.: nyen po kun tu chu pe tob) the power of remedy - applying the antidotes, such as recitation of Sutras or Mantras, meditation on Emptiness, practice of Confession to the 35 Buddhas with prostrations, ...

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"When I talk of being detached, what I mean is to be simpler, more easy-going. Detachment doesn't mean totally renouncing everything. It means that you loosen your grip and be more relaxed."

- Lama Yeshe