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Retreat Advice

1.  Experiences on the Pill   (Anonymous)

Reflections on a three-week fasting retreat

Tags > retreat | chu-len

2.  Taking the Essence   (Lama Thubten Yeshe)

Description of chu-len retreat procedures

Tags > chu-len | meditation | retreat