Buddha nature
Teachings on buddha nature, the innate quality of the mind that enables all beings to attain enlightenment.
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On the backdrop of time
A student summarizes his Dharma insights in a poem on the Buddha's beginningless love.
View PostLesson from an incarcerated person
Taking responsibility for our experiences without blaming ourselves.
View PostThe two truths and dependent arising
Buddha nature in the sutras, the compatibility of dependent arising and emptiness, and the Sautrantika…
View PostWisdom from Great Aunt Ga-ga
A person in prison remembers his great-aunt and the wealth of advice she gave. He…
View PostBuddha nature and omniscient mind
What buddha nature means; It doesn't mean that we're already buddhas. A continuing explanation of…
View PostThe pitfalls of perfectionism
Developing conviction in the Dharma teachings and how to approach the Dharma in a constructive…
View PostHow to see Tara
It is incorrect to project human qualities on Tara or see her as a theistic…
View PostPrison outreach in Mexico
Buddhist principles that are transforming prison outreach are taught to leaders in a Mexican correctional…
View PostVisualizing the merit field
How to visualize the merit field of holy beings as part of the preliminary practice…
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