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Venerable Thubten Chodron The ten paths of nonvirtue today
How modern practitioners can understand the complexity of our modern context within the framework of…
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Practicing the Dharma
Finishing Chapter Three, with advice for how to incorporate the Buddha's teachings into our lives…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi The perfection of ethical conduct
Venerable Thubten Chonyi teaches on how to understand the ten paths of non-virtuous behavior and…
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The three higher trainings
Teaching Chapter Three, focusing on the three higher trainings of ethical conduct, meditative stabilization and…
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Venerable Tenzin Tsepal The perfection of generosity
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal teaches on the perfection of generosity, and how we can relate to…
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Why we need compassion
In the face of human hardship, compassion is the only response that makes sense. It…
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Venerable Thubten Semkye The six far-reaching practices
Venerable Thubten Semkye teaches on the six far-reaching practices, focusing on why they are the…
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Syllogisms
Venerable Thubten Tarpa elaborates on the brief debate from the previous teaching, providing insight into…
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Auxiliary bodhisattva ethical restraints 40-46
The final teaching on the auxiliary bodhisattva ethical restraints
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Motivation to practice
How mindfulness of death and impermanence provides motivation to practice the Dharma, and why we…
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Why study debate?
Introduction to the text with an explanation of why we would want to study debate.
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Auxiliary bodhisattva ethical restraints 35-39
Teaching on the auxiliary bodhisattva ethical restraints associated with the ethic of benefiting others.
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