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Students' Insights

Dialoguing with someone who sees things differently ...

A long-time student of Buddhism uses the teachings in a conversation with "the other."

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Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

Who are you judging?

Working on our anger and our judgmental minds in order to be able to see…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Internal matter

Finishing the section on tangible objects and continuing to internal matter.

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Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

More precious than a wish-fulfilling jewel

Beginning a commentary to Geshe Langri Tangpa's “Eight Verses of Thought Transformation,” the importance of…

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Dharma Poetry

The great illusion of duality

The extremes of reward and terror are but illusions. In a poem, a student examines…

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An Open-Hearted Life

Mindful awareness

Mindful awareness helps us to observe, accept and take responsibility for our emotions, so we…

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Dharma in Daily Life

Straight and clean clear

The importance of not wasting our time on things that don't matter, and cultivating a…

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Gomchen Lamrim

How to meditate on insight

Covering the final sections that include the divisions of insight, how to meditate on insight,…

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Dharma in Daily Life

Don’t be afraid of death

Developing a wisdom fear of death and cultivating a mind that makes use of our…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Sounds, odors and tangible objects

Covering the sections on Sounds, Odors, Tastes, and Tangible Objects in Chapter 10 “Basic Buddhist…

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