Sep 30, 2017

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Vajrasattva

Vajrasattva practice: The power of regret

The second of the four opponent powers, regret, and how it is essential to purification…

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Thangka image of Vajrasattva.
Vajrasattva

Vajrasattva practice: Overview and the power of reli...

What it means to purify nonvirtue and why it's important. Overview of the Vajrasattva practice.…

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Wheel of Sharp Weapons

“Good Karma”: How our actions bring abou...

How the teachings on karma and its effects will enable us to take responsibility for…

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Gomchen Lamrim

Joyous effort

Venerable Thubten Jigme reviews the bodhisattva perfection of joyous effort, including the three kinds of…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Buddhist ontology

Venerable Tenzin Tsepal gives a brief overview of Buddhist ontology and walks the class through…

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Karma and Your Life

What did I do to deserve this?

Karma, the cultivation of inner qualities, and how to remain positive and be a source…

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Buddhist Worldview

Disentangling our identities

Identities are useful conventions, but strongly grasping them can lead to victimhood.

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Gomchen Lamrim

Fortitude and religious intolerance

Teaching on responding to religious intolerance and hate with fortitude and compassion

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Syllogisms

Geshe Dadul Namgyal explains how syllogisms are used in Buddhist logic and debate, and answers…

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Responding to Prejudice

Overcoming anger towards those who use hate speech

The Buddha had an answer for those who believed in the innate superiority of certain…

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Young man sitting and meditating on a pontoon by a lake at sunrise.
Working with Emotions

Using the 12-step program if you’re a Buddhist

A practitioner explains how he combines the teachings of the Buddha with the valuable 12-step…

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