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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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Stephen kneeling in front of Venerable Chodron and offeirng a khata.
On Cultivating Virtue

Ethical ways to meet our needs

There are many ways that we can meet our needs in this life. Some are…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Review of internal matter and consciousness

Venerable Tenzin Tsepal reviews the sections in Chapter 10 on Internal Matter, Consciousness, Mental Consciousness…

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Healing Anger

Overcoming jealousy

How jealousy causes emotional pain and problems in relationships. Applying antidotes to overcome jealousy and…

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Healing Anger

Working with anger in daily life

Recognizing the harmfulness of anger. Training the mind to see situations in a different way…

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Venerable holding a microphone while teaching.
Wheel of Sharp Weapons

“Good Karma”: The ethical dimension of o...

When we understand karma we understand the importance of setting our motivation and making thoughtful…

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Cultivating Compassion

The power of compassion in a chaotic world

By cultivating broad-minded compassion we can react in a compassionate way to other living beings…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Religion in the modern world

Venerable Thubten Tarpa leads an interactive review of pages 11-15 of "Approaching the Buddhist Path."

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Life at Sravasti Abbey

The past and future of the bhikshuni sangha in the West

The role of the sangha in preserving and spreading the Dharma. The relationship of the…

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