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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Mind is the source of happiness

Venerable Thubten Jigme reviews the first chapter, focusing on understanding how the mind is the…

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An Open-Hearted Life

Working with unwanted thoughts and emotions

How we can work over time to replace troublesome thoughts and emotions with more compassionate…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Mind and emotions

Beginning Chapter 3: Mind and Emotions, exploring the relationship between unhappiness and nonvirtue.

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Proving mutual inclusion

Explaining how to prove mutual inclusion, and leading the class in doing Exercises 11.1 and…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

The possibility of ending duhkha

Covering the sections "Dependent Arising and the Three Jewels" and "The Possibility of Ending Duhkha."

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Study Buddhist Treatises Podcast

Proving four possibilities and mutual exclusion

Covering the sections “Proving Four Possibilities” and “Proving Mutual Exclusion.”

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

The four truths of the aryas

Covering the sections "The Four Truths of the Aryas" and "Dependent Arising and Emptiness."

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Nonassociated compositional factors that are not per...

Finishing Chapter 10 with the section on Nonassociated Compositional Factors That Are Not Persons and…

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An Open-Hearted Life

The power of optimism and types of emotion

How an optimistic attitude is important in maintaining compassion. A look at different ways to…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Body, mind, rebirth and self

Continuing Chapter 2 and covering the section “Body, Mind, Rebirth and Self.”

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