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Meditations on the lamrim
A general outline for meditation of the steps for each topic in the gradual path…
View PostLamrim outline (overview)
A general overview of the gradual path teachings with links to more specific teachings on…
View PostStages of the Path (lamrim) 1991-1994
An easy to navigate outline of the "gradual path" teachings given at Dharma Friendship Foundation.
View PostThe Mind and Life III Conference: Emotions and health
Do buddhas have emotions? Why do we feel low self-esteem and self-hatred? Finding peace through…
View PostPracticing the Buddha’s teachings
His Holiness the Dalai Lama's foreword to 'Open Heart, Clear Mind' which "conveys a clear…
View PostTaking refuge: From “Open Heart, Clear Mind...
What taking refuge means, why we go for refuge in the Three Jewels, the qualities…
View Post“Harmonia Mundi” and “Mind-Life...
The balance of Dharma practice and individual action as a means to improve our society.
View PostRefuge groups
Aimed specifically at Dharma groups, the reasons for taking refuge and how to organize and…
View PostA pilgrimage to Tibet
An inspiring and sad pilgrimage to the ancient land of Tibet in 1987.
View PostBritish woman Palmo came to Hong Kong to receive the...
An article about Freda Bedi receiving full ordination in Hong Kong.
View PostThe first Western bhikshuni in the Tibetan tradition
Freda Bedi was the first Western nun in the Tibetan tradition to receive bhikshuni ordination.
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