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Venerable Thubten Chodron Entrance to the Buddhist path
Commencing teaching from Volume 4, "Following in the Buddha's Footsteps", providing an overview of the…
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What is Happiness? (Part 1)
Happiness is a result of acting in an ethical way and living with compassion.
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What is Happiness? (Part 2)
As our scientific knowledge advances, it's important to keep ethical conduct as our focus.
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What is Happiness? (Part 3)
Happiness comes from our perspective, not from external sense objects or people.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Common precepts related to the Three Jewels
How to practice the 6 common guidelines related to all three objects of refuge.
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Slow things down and give them some space
How to slow down to prevent reactions we may regret.
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Venerable Thubten Semkye Meditation on replacing judgement with compassion
Training the mind to view others with compassion rather than finding faults.
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Excellent qualities of the dharma and sangha
Explaining the qualities of the dharma jewel and sangha jewel and the precepts to follow…
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Refuge and the excellent qualities of the Buddha
Explaining how the three jewels are worthy objects of refuge, teaching from Chapter 9.
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Contemplating the lower realms
Explaining the suffering of hell beings, animals and hungry ghosts, continuing the teaching from Chapter…
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Only dharma will benefit at death
Describing the last 3 points of the nine-point death meditation, teaching from Chapter 8.
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Death is definite but time is uncertain
Explaining the first six points of the nine-point death meditation, teaching from Chapter 8.
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