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Chapter 4: Verses 93-100
Continuing to discuss the inappropriateness of pride for those in power, and comparing arrogance and…
View PostDwelling in the Vibrant Warmth of Bodhicitta
Bodhicitta transforms our attitude toward other sentient beings.
View PostOne year after the Aurora shooting
Reflecting with compassion on the one-year anniversary of the Batman movie shooting in Colorado.
View PostChapter 4: Verses 85-92
Examining the reasons why it is inappropriate for those in power to be proud, relating…
View PostCultivating compassion in a violent world
Applying the ancient wisdom of a Buddhist philosophical text to bring compassion to situations of…
View PostThe social impact of gun violence
Keeping a calm and compassionate mind in the wake of George Zimmerman's acquittal.
View PostChapter 4: Verses 90–100
What does it take to be an ethical leader? Is it appropriate for a country's…
View PostChapter 4: Verses 85–89
Teachings on how cultivating the correct view of self leads to compassion and explanation of…
View PostChapters 3-4: Verses 75-85
Geshe Thabkhe begins teaching on Chapter 4, speaking about the antidote to overcome manifest conceptions…
View PostChapter 3: Verses 67–74
Geshe Thabkhe talks about how seeing the impurity of both body and mind will help…
View PostReleasing the need to be the best
The understanding of emptiness is a hefty weapon in the battle with the ego.
View PostChapter 3: Verses 51-66
Geshe Thabkhe teaches on Chapter 3, on abandoning the view of the cleanliness of the…
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