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Venerable Thubten Samten Kathina celebration 2018
A short talk about the kathina robe ceremony to celebrate the end of the monastic…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Instructions for enhancing the collection of merit
Specific ways to create merit by benefiting others with a compassionate attitude. How Nagarjuna's advice…
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Advice for gathering the collections of merit and wi...
An explanation of the actions to abandon and those to engage in order to increase…
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The two collections prevent physical and mental suff...
Why we should not be discouraged about attaining awakening. How the collections of merit and…
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The results of the collections of wisdom and merit
The collection of merit is the principal cause of the Buddha's form body, the collection…
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Boundless wisdom and compassion
Compassion is essential for all, not just spiritual practitioners. The two kinds of wisdom—wisdom of…
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The second nonvirtue of speech: Divisive speech (par...
Divisive speech often arises when others do what we don’t like, and we seek out…
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Venerable Thubten Damcho Review: Nine stages of sustained attention
Venerable Thubten Damcho reviews the nine stages of sustained attention, using the visual tool of…
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Venerable Tenzin Tsepal The equivalents of existents
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal teaches on the seven equivalents of the term existent, and engages the…
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Consumerism and the environment
Using the thought transformation practices to monitor our mind in the context of how we…
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Mind training for a modern world
How to use everyday situations to challenge habitual ways of thinking in order to bring…
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The nature of pleasure and pain
The third of three talks based on the book “Practical Ethics and Profound Emptiness.” Commentary…
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