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Prayer to be reborn in Amitabha’s pure land: v...
Making aspirations to be reborn in Amitabha's pure land, to receive teachings there, and understand…
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Explanation of Lama Tsongkhapa's prayer to be reborn in Amitabha's pure land. The kinds of…
View PostReview of five faults and eight antidotes
Venerable Thubten Samten leads a review of the Gomchen Lamrim sections on the five faults…
View PostOverview of the Amitabha Buddha sadhana
A brief overview of the Amitabha practice including the purpose. Explanation of the meaning of…
View PostPermanent phenomena and functioning things
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal continues in Chapter 10, covering Examples of Permanent Phenomena and Functioning Things.
View Post“Living with an Open Heart”: An introduc...
Having an open heart means changing our perspective and motivation. It leads to seeing others…
View Post“Approaching the Buddhist Path”: Mind tr...
The practice of transforming adversity into the path sees difficulties as opportunities to learn and…
View Post“Approaching the Buddhist Path”: Designa...
Mere designation by term and concept is the subtlest meaning of dependent arising. How Dharma…
View Post“Approaching the Buddhist Path”: Depende...
What it means to repay the kindness of others. How phenomena are empty and exist…
View Post“Approaching the Buddhist Path”: The nat...
The conventional and ultimate nature of the mind. How phenomena exist in relationship to the…
View Post“Approaching the Buddhist Path”: The Bud...
Examining emotions and steering the mind in a good direction. The Buddhist view of the…
View Post“Approaching the Buddhist Path”: Explori...
How Buddhism differs from theistic religions and scientific reductionism but can get along with both…
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