Teachings
Teachings on the Buddhist worldview from introductory talks to comprehensive explanations of the stages of the path to awakening.
About Buddhist Teachings
It is said that the Buddha gave more than 84,000 teachings on how to attain liberation and full awakening. We are fortunate to have qualified living teachers who can explain these teachings and show us how to put them into practice in modern life.
Here, you’ll find everything from an introduction to the Buddhist worldview to in-depth commentaries from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition on the stages of the path to awakening, thought training, and Buddhist philosophy. Explore commentaries pages here.
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Bodhisattva Path
How to become a bodhisattva, a great being intent on attaining full awakening for the benefit of all beings.
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Buddhist Worldview
An overview of core Buddhist concepts: the four truths of the aryas, rebirth, karma, refuge, and more.
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For Young People
Teachings from the annual Young Adults Explore Buddhism program and talks especially for youths.
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Library of Wisdom and Compassion
Teachings on His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s commentary on the stages of the path for a Western audience.
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New to Buddhism
Short talks introducing the Buddhist worldview and teachings based on Venerable Thubten Chodron’s introductory books.
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Stages of the Path
Lamrim teachings provide a step-by-step approach to practicing the entire path to awakening.
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Thought Training
Teachings that help us transform our minds to see people and events we find challenging from a Dharma perspective.
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Wisdom
Cultivate wisdom that can overcome ignorance at all levels and lead to the attainment of liberation and full awakening.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Venerable Thubten Chodron Guided by wise teachers
Venerable Chodron reflects on the influence of her teachers and her journey to monasticism.
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Patience with suffering and certainty in Dharma
Accepting suffering and bringing it into the path.
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Avoiding the two extremes
A teaching on how the Middle Way avoids the two extremes of nihilism and eternalism.
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The emptiness of an inherent self
A teaching on the emptiness of inherent existence covering verses 28-36 of the text.
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Taming the five hindrances
Describing many efffective antidotes for taming the five hindrances, continuing the teaching from Chapter 7.
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Anger is unjustified on analysis of the basis
Using analysis and reflection to develop patience.
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Realms of upper rebirth
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe teaches on the various upper rebirths and accompanying experiences.
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Restlessness, regret and deluded doubt
Describing the differences between restlessness and regret, and also explaining the hindrance of deluded doubt,…
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The results of non-virtue
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe teaches what it means to practice the Dharma, the ten non-virtues.
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