Apr 1, 2019

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Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

A commentary on the eight verses and how they can change our perspective—how we see…

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Venerable teaching to a group of nuns.
Illumination of the Thought

Homage to great compassion

A commentary on Chandrakirti's text explaining three kinds of compassion, and how compassion is the…

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Venerable Chodron speaking and gesturing with hands.
Buddhist Worldview

The five main topics studied in Tibetan Buddhist mon...

An overview of the educational program in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries with descriptions of the five…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Review of attachment

Venerable Thubten Nyima leads a review of the Chapter 3 section on “Emotions and Klesas,”…

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Venerable holding a microphone and speaking.
Becoming a Monastic

Living in the precepts

The joy of living in the Dharma. The importance of bodhicitta and how it helps…

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Teachings by Ven. Sangye Khadro

The pain of harsh words

Venerable Sangye Khadro shares how painful it is to receive and give harsh words, and…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Facsimiles of direct perceivers

Venerable Sangye Khadro teaches on facsimiles of direct perceivers and inferential cognizers.

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Teachings by Ven. Sangye Khadro

Reward and respect

A warning against procuring reward and respect by means of flattery, hinting, or coercion.

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Review of emotions and feelings

Venerable Thubten Chonyi leads a review of the section “Buddhism, Science, and Emotions” from Chapter…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Seven kinds of awareness

Venerable Sangye Khadro covering the division of prime and non-prime cognizers, and direct perceivers.

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Teachings by Ven. Sangye Khadro

Not diminishing ourselves

Being careful, carefully examining our motivation before mentioning the faults of others.

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