Dec 9, 2018

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Library of Wisdom and Compassion

The reasoning behind rebirth

How we can use an understanding of the nature of mind and logical reasoning to…

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Library of Wisdom and Compassion

The four seals of Buddhism: The first seal

How understanding the first seal of Buddhism, that all conditioned phenomena are impermanent, is a…

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Books

The Library of Wisdom and Compassion: Volumes 1 and 2

An overview and reading from the two books whose topics provide a foundation for the…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Review of the four truths

Venerable Thubten Chonyi gives a review of the four truths, focusing on the truth of…

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Statue of angel in front of rising sun with arms reaching out.
Dharma Poetry

The warrior of dawn

The student tries paths of light and of darkness before discovering the middle way.

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Venerable smiling and teaching in front of large image of His Holiness.
Four Truths for the Aryas

The three higher trainings and the eight fold path

The three higher trainings—ethics, concentration and wisdom—are explained with the practices of the eightfold noble…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Review of abstract composites

Venerable Tenzin Tsepal gives a review of abstract composites, or non-associated compositional factors.

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Venerable sitting in meditation posture before teaching.
Love and Self-esteem

Seeing the kindness of all beings

When we recognize how friends, strangers and even those we have difficulty with are kind…

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An Open-Hearted Life

A Healthy Diet for the Mind

How cultivating compassion is like engaging in a mental fitness program for the mind. What…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Review of the nature of mind

Venerable Thubten Jigme leads a review on the nature of mind and leads meditations on…

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