ethical conduct
Teachings on ethical conduct, a fundamental Buddhist practice that is based on avoiding harmful actions and engaging in constructive actions.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Verse 34-4: How we repay others’ kindness
Training our minds to see the kindness of others, and reciprocating that kindness.
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Compassion in action
How to be compassionate in a world where there are many problems and how to…
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Practicing the Dharma, transforming the mind
Identifying incorrect thoughts and applying effort and fortitude, practicing the Dharma by putting the teachings…
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Refuge in the Three Jewels
What it means to take refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha.
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Geshe Dorji Damdul Sautrantika views
Objects of observation, possibility of omniscience, subtle mind and energy, and how ethical conduct is…
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Verse 19-4: Antidote to depression
How meditating on precious human life results in constant awareness of how fortunate we are,…
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Verse 19-3: Bodhisattva practices
The importance of aiming for a precious human life, even if that's not our long-term…
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Meditation practice
An explanation of the various kinds of Buddhist meditation, how to set up a daily…
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Verse 19-2: Precious human life
Not every human life is a precious human life. Considering living beings who are so…
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Verse 19-1: The upper realms
How a precious human life gives us just enough comfort and just enough suffering to…
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Verse 17-5: Value of keeping precepts
Fourth way of gathering followers in order to teach them the Dharma: to act in…
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Perfection of concentration
On the basis of ethical conduct, training to abandon the hindrances and as a result…
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