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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Forward pervasion

Covering the section on property of the subject in Chapter 6 and beginning to teach…

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Amitabha

Amitabha practice: Offering the mandala

An explanation of the outer and inner mandala offering in the context of the Amitabha…

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Gomchen Lamrim

Six conditions for serenity

Venerable Thubten Tarpa leads a review of meditative stabilization, focusing on the the six conditions…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Syllogisms review

Venerable Tenzin Tsepal reviews Chapter 6 “The Buddhist Syllogism,” focusing on the three criteria of…

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Two men hugging.
Dharma Poetry

Bonds

A young student of the Dharma considers the nature of our relationships to one another.

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Shoes on asphalt road with elephant and donkey painted on road.
On Refuge and Bodhicitta

My political bias

As our political life becomes more polarized, we can turn to the Dharma to help…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

The Buddhist syllogism

Beginning Chapter 6 “The Buddhist Syllogism” and covering the sections on argument form, elements of…

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Gomchen Lamrim

The five faults and eight antidotes

Teaching on the five faults to meditative stabilization and the eight antidotes to cultivate to…

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Shantideva Teachings in Singapore

Chapter 7: Verses 50-58

Developing and applying self-confidence, the second factor of joyous effort. Learning from failure and not…

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Gomchen Lamrim

Joyous effort review

Venerable Thubten Samten leads an engaging review on the far-reaching practice of joyous effort.

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Shantideva Teachings in Singapore

Chapter 7: Verses 31-49

Overcoming the three types of laziness that oppose joyous effort. Developing aspiration and self-confidence, the…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Statements of pervasion review

Venerable Thubten Chonyi reviews the Statements of Pervasion section in Chapter 5 on “Two Kinds…

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