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Teachings on the Buddhist worldview from introductory talks to comprehensive explanations of the stages of the path to awakening.

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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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Venerable Chodron and Venerable Tarpa wear hard hats and pour concrete on the Chenrezig Hall construction site.

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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Venerable Chodron next to His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

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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Venerables Chodron, Chonyi, and Damcho recreate "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil."

Stages of the Path

Lamrim teachings provide a step-by-step approach to practicing the entire path to awakening.

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Stages of the Path to Awakening Podcast

Tune in on Apple Podcasts or TuneIn Radio.

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Study Buddhist Treatises Podcast

Tune in on Apple Podcasts or TuneIn Radio.

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Venerables Kunga and Dekyi clean the septic system with joy.

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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Stages of the Path

The six perfections comprise the entire Mahayana

How the six perfections encompass all the Mahayana practices.

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Stages of the Path

The six perfections

The purpose and function of the six perfections.

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Review of the benefits of monastic precepts

Reviewing the second half of Chapter 4, covering benefits of keeping Pratimoksha vows, avoiding intoxicants,…

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Stages of the Path

Training in method and wisdom

Why buddhahood requires training in both method and wisdom.

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Stages of the Path

Four virtuous practices

Practices that prevent bodhicitta from degenerating in future lives.

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Three Principal Aspects of the Path

Caught in the four currents

Examining the situation for all beings in cyclic existence and how bodhicitta helps.

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Three Principal Aspects of the Path

Suffering is a result of how we think

How seeing the world through the eyes of a victim make us unhappy.

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Higher training in ethical conduct

Questioning why we engage in ethical conduct, and reviewing the first three sections in Chapter…

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Three Principal Aspects of the Path

Renunciation, bodhicitta and the wisdom realizing em...

How renunciation, bodhicitta and the wisdom realizing emptiness lead to true happiness.

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Stages of the Path

Review: Tonglen practice

Review of the tonglen (taking and giving) meditation practice.

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Conducive conditions to develop serenity

Explaining the six essential conditions necessary for developing serenity in retreat, drawing from Indian and…

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Stages of the Path

Review: Our enemy, self-centeredness

The disadvantages of self-centeredness and the advantages of cherishing others.

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