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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Concluding review

Leading the class in a final review of debate strategies discussed in Chapter 24.

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Review of three possibilities

Venerable Thubten Tarpa leads a review of the section in Chapter 24 “When a Person…

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An Open-Hearted Life

Equalizing and exchanging self and others

Equalizing ourselves and others means recognizing that others wish for joy and freedom from misery…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Consumerism and the environment

Continuing Chapter 12, covering the sections "Consumerism and the Environment," "The World of Business and…

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Preventing and resolving problems

How to prevent, identify, and resolve problems in the spiritual mentor and disciple relationship.

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Seeing the guru as Buddha

How to cultivate trust, appreciation, and respect for the spiritual mentor, and what it means…

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