Oct 17, 2014

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Living with an Open Heart

Advice on living with an open heart

An exploration of the Buddha's teachings in helping us develop compassion in our lives and…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 66: The eye of wisdom

How we begin to understand emptiness gradually, and how the two truths—ultimate and conventional—go together.

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On Taking Illness Onto the Path

Positive effects of Dharma practice

How a student used practice and meditation to help her through the pain and discomfort…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 65: Resting the weary mind

On the hindrances that arise when we cultivate concentration and how to counteract them with…

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Books

Buddhism’s common ground

An interview on the book Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions that explores the similarities and…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 64: Our supreme friend

Mindfulness of the Dharma teachings that we have studied and contemplated is our best friend…

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Books

Origin and spread of the Buddha’s doctrine

An excerpt from "Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions" exploring the similarities and differences within Buddhist…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Quiz: Aryadeva’s 400 Stanzas, Chapter 9

Quiz questions for a review of Chapter 9 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the Middle…

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Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience

Guided meditation on spiritual mentors

How to properly rely on a spiritual mentor, a guided analytical meditation followed by a…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 63: The currency that eradicates all poverty

How our spiritual faith can counteract disturbing states of mind and sustain us in our…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 13: Refuting truly existent sense organs and...

Objects do not exist the way they appear to the senses. Examining the reasonings that…

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