Aug 30, 2018

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New to Buddhism

About attachment

Attachment can be one of the three poisons, or it can be a virtuous aspiration.…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Review of external matter

Venerable Tenzin Tsepal leads a review of 'External Matter', one of the sub-divisions of 'Functioning…

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New to Buddhism

Anger as exaggeration

When we look closely at our anger, we see how it's based on exaggeration and…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Review of sounds, odors and tastes

Venerable Tenzin Tsepal leads a review of the sections on sounds, odors, and tastes.

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Woman lighting a candle during Catholic mass.
New to Buddhism

Some challenges of changing religions

What to do when we find ourselves applying conditioning from our religion of origin to…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

What is mind?

Beginning Chapter 2 “The Buddhist View of Life” and covering the section “What Is Mind?”

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Mental consciousness

Beginning the section on Consciousnesses and covering mental consciousness and its causes.

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Exploring Monastic Life 2018

Core elements of a monastic lifestyle

Exploring the core elements of a monastic lifestyle in the last teaching in the 2018…

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Refuge in the Three Jewels

Online teaching resources

A compilation of the teachings of Venerable Thubten Chodron on taking refuge in the Three…

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Dharma Poetry

Poems of Human and Spirit

When we spend our time and energy moving between extremes, we are unable to step…

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Prison Poetry

Sravasti Grove

An incarcerated person expresses his gratitude for having met the Dharma.

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