Jul 31, 2018

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Statue of Kuan Yin.
Bodhisattva Path

Taking and giving

How to practice tonglen, the taking-and-giving meditation.

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Group of monastics and laypeople doing walking meditation.
Cultivating Healthy Relationships

Being a Dharma community

There is value in practicing and meditating with others. When we participate in our Dharma…

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Pramanavarttika with Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe

Proving past and future lives

Verses proving the existence of past and future lives over which we can cultivate compassion…

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Pramanavarttika with Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe

Qualities of a reliable teacher

The qualities that make the Buddha a reliable teacher for those who seek liberation and…

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Monastic Life

The joy of monastic discipline

Written by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, these verses pay tribute to the ethical discipline…

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Pramanavarttika with Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe

Why the Buddha is an authority

Arguments asserted by Buddhists on why the Buddha is reliable and how to seek out…

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Pramanavarttika with Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe

Absurd consequences

Spelling out the absurd consequences of our wrong views to refute them.

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Pramanavarttika with Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe

Omniscient consciousnesses

Addressing the question of whether all omniscient consciousnesses are reliable cognizers.

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