Buddha nature
Teachings on buddha nature, the innate quality of the mind that enables all beings to attain enlightenment.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Verse 21-2: Seeing the buddha in others
Seeing sentient beings as buddhas, a way to control our negative mind but not taking…
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Verse 21-1: On meeting others
Seeing the buddha potential in others transforms how we feel about them.
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Meditation practice
An explanation of the various kinds of Buddhist meditation, how to set up a daily…
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Cultivating altruism and bodhicitta
How to develop an altruistic attitude that brings benefit to ourselves and others by recognizing…
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Robert Sachs - Jul 3, 2008
Robert Sachs How to live in modern times
A Buddhist perspective on contemporary issues ranging from fundamentalism to the environment.
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Incarcerated people 
Developing insight into emptiness
The steps for developing insight into emptiness, and the difference between conceptual mind and non-conceptual…
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Developing a kind heart
The importance of developing loving kindness, an open-hearted care for others.
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Depression and Buddha nature
A person in prison gives advice to a student with depression from his own personal…
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa The four opponent powers for purification
The importance of purifying negative karma and how to use the four opponent powers in…
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Laziness that interferes with practice
How laziness interferes with Dharma practice. What it means to be kind to ourselves and…
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The determination to be free
Understanding the meaning of renunciation, what we are wishing to be free from, the effects…
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