Dec 20, 2006

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Khensur Jampa Tegchog smiles at the camera.
Teachings by Khensur Jampa Tegchok

The truth of dukkha

Understanding dukkha helps us to cultivate the wish to be free from it.

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Khensur Jampa Tegchog smiles at the camera.
Teachings by Khensur Jampa Tegchok

Love, compassion, and wisdom

It is through the three higher trainings (discipline, meditation and wisdom) that we overcome the…

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Khensur Jampa Tegchog smiles at the camera.
Teachings by Khensur Jampa Tegchok

The mind and renunciation

The "garbage mind:" how it keeps returning us to cyclic existence over countless rebirths, and…

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Khensur Jampa Tegchog smiles at the camera.
Teachings by Khensur Jampa Tegchok

The Buddha and the Dharma

How the Buddha turned he wheel of Dharma three times, the Buddha is free from…

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Khensur Jampa Tegchog smiles at the camera.
Teachings by Khensur Jampa Tegchok

Introduction

Introductory teaching on the life history of Nagarjuna, cyclic existence, karma, bodhicitta, and the meaning…

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Khensur Jampa Tegchog smiles at the camera.
Teachings by Khensur Jampa Tegchok

Two truths

While all things are empty and without inherent existence they still do exist in a…

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Sonam Gyatso the Third Dalai Lama
Chenrezig Winter Retreat 2006-07

Essence of Refined Gold

A treatise on the Lamrim Tradition of meditation, a tradition known as "Stages on the…

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Practitioner in front of Buddha statue.
Buddhist Worldview

The Buddhist worldview

To practice the Dharma, or even to live a happy life, it is important to…

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Venerable Chodron in South India with the reincarnation of her teacher, Ling Rinpoche.
Working with Emotions

Cultivating emotional balance

Focusing on our own problems only makes them worse. Expanding our view to consider other…

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Stupas and prayer flags in dharamsala.
A Nun's Life

Gender equality/inequality in Buddhism

How our own minds create our experience of gender equality. Addressing "problematic" text, situation of…

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Venerable teaching at Thosamling.
Western Monastics

Adjusting to monastic life

Important elements in forming a community: how to cultivate an attitude of transparency and how…

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