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Products and nonproduced phenomena
Continuing with Chapter 10, covering the section “The Division of Existents into Products and Nonproduced…
View Post“Approaching the Buddhist Path”: Persona...
The Dalai Lama's personal reflections on his daily practices. The benefits of reflecting on precious…
View PostThe benefits of bodhichitta
Bodhicitta—the aspiration for awakening for the benefit of all sentient beings—is the most noble intention…
View PostConfusion about compassion
While everyone admires compassion, there is a lot of confusion about it. It's good to…
View PostPrayer to be reborn in Amitabha’s pure land: v...
Things and persons exist dependently but ignorance grasps them to exist independently. Overcoming obstacles to…
View PostPrayer to be reborn in Amitabha’s pure land: v...
The kinds of wisdom to be generated on the path. Developing meditative concentrations and superknowledges…
View PostPrayer to be reborn in Amitabha’s pure land: v...
Aspiring to teach the Dharma to those in unfortunate states according to their disposition. The…
View PostThe third nonvirtue of speech: Harsh speech (part 1)
Harsh speech includes criticizing, denigrating, and humiliating others. Or we may scold others to “guide”…
View PostPrayer to be reborn in Amitabha’s pure land: v...
Making aspirations to be reborn in Amitabha's pure land, to receive teachings there, and understand…
View PostPrayer to be reborn in Amitabha’s pure land: v...
Explanation of Lama Tsongkhapa's prayer to be reborn in Amitabha's pure land. The kinds of…
View PostReview of five faults and eight antidotes
Venerable Thubten Samten leads a review of the Gomchen Lamrim sections on the five faults…
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