Apr 21, 2018

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Group photo from teachings at Phendeling Center.
Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland

The two collections prevent physical and mental suff...

Why we should not be discouraged about attaining awakening. How the collections of merit and…

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Group photo from teachings at Phendeling Center.
Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland

The results of the collections of wisdom and merit

The collection of merit is the principal cause of the Buddha's form body, the collection…

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Group photo from teachings at Phendeling Center.
Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland

Boundless wisdom and compassion

Compassion is essential for all, not just spiritual practitioners. The two kinds of wisdom—wisdom of…

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Gomchen Lamrim

Review: Nine stages of sustained attention

Venerable Thubten Damcho reviews the nine stages of sustained attention, using the visual tool of…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

The equivalents of existents

Venerable Tenzin Tsepal teaches on the seven equivalents of the term existent, and engages the…

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Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

Consumerism and the environment

Using the thought transformation practices to monitor our mind in the context of how we…

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Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

Mind training for a modern world

How to use everyday situations to challenge habitual ways of thinking in order to bring…

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Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland

The nature of pleasure and pain

The third of three talks based on the book “Practical Ethics and Profound Emptiness.” Commentary…

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Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland

Leading with a compassionate motivation

The second of three talks based on the book "Practical Ethics and Profound Emptiness." Commentary…

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Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland

Spiritual advice on practical matters

The first of three talks based on the book "Practical Ethics and Profound Emptiness." Commentary…

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Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland

Wisdom in difficult times

How Nagarjuna's advice to a leader is still relevant for leaders in modern times including,…

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