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Buddhist tenet systems: Zeroing in on the correct view
A presentation on different views of emptiness, dependent origination, and the root of suffering across…
View PostBuddhist tenet systems: Question and answers part 2
Answers to questions on the mind and afflictions, tenet school assertions, differences between the Madhyamaka…
View PostBuddhist tenet systems: What is the person?
The tenet system as a ladder of philosophical maturation. How each of the tenet schools…
View PostTraining in conventional and ultimate bodhicitta
Teaching on the seventh point of mind training: the 24 precepts.
View PostAspirations for degenerate times
Reflecting on Mahayana practice in light of current world events.
View PostBuddhist tenet systems: Question and answers part 1
Answers to questions on the history and origins of Buddhist tenet systems, mind and mental…
View PostBuddhist tenet systems: origin and background
How the four Buddhist tenet systems originated in the Buddhist teachings and were presented in…
View PostTaking the bodhisattva ethical restraint
Encouraging to create causes and conditions for us to benefit others in worldly and spiritual…
View PostMotivational Monday: An interview with Venerable Cho...
Venerable Chodron discusses the Buddhist perspective on happiness, compassion and becoming the person you want…
View PostThe 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verses 5-9
Commentary on verses that help us think about what is meaningful in this life and…
View PostCompassionate thinking and mentalizing
To develop compassion, we want to nurture beneficial and realistic ways of thinking and avoid…
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