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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Facing an ethical crisis

Venerable Thubten Samten leads a review on the first few chapters, focusing on how to…

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Library of Wisdom and Compassion

The library of wisdom and compassion

Story behind writing the books in the series "The Library of Wisdom and Compassion."

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Closeup of the face of a baby.
Dharma Poetry

The human story

Each person's individual journey contains challenges and difficulties that, if met with courage, can cause…

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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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Bodhisattva Path

Mind-generation with Venerable Sangye Khadro, Part 2

Venerable Sangye Khadro finishes teaching on the different kinds of bodhicitta explained in Maitreya's "Ornament…

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Cultivating Healthy Relationships

Being human: Not seeing the world as us and them

Cultivating the mind that sees all sentient beings as equal and how this benefits ourselves…

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Man standing on a rock looking at the ocean.
Dharma Poetry

Return to reality: Love and hate

Seemingly contradictory feelings can lead to the same prison, a prison of ignorance.

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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 non-virtue.

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