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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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Venerable Thubten Chodron Karma and your life: Questions and answers, part 1
Responses to questions on karma in daily life situations and how to use an understanding…
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Karma and your life: The four characteristics of karma
By knowing what karma is and the general characteristics we can bring an awareness to…
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Gomchen Lamrim review: The six preparatory practices
Review of teachings in this series on the six preparatory practices, looking at the activities…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi “Precious Garland” review: Quiz question...
Discussion of quiz questions 8 to 15 to review verses from Chapter 1.
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Areligious Buddhism: Is there such a thing?
Examining the practices and principles of the mindfulness movement and secular Buddhism. How secular Buddhism…
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Chapter 6: Verses 127-134
Putting time and energy into thought transformation changes how we view difficult situations and people…
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Quiz questions for Precious Garland: Verses 25-36
Part 2 of quiz questions, covering verses 25-36, to review understanding of the talks on…
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Chapter 6: Verses 119-126
By harming sentient beings we create the causes for our own suffering. By respecting them…
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Chapter 6: Verses 112-118
Why we need sentient beings to develop fortitude and create merit. Looking at the important…
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Far-reaching wisdom
How wisdom is conjoined with the other far-reaching practices to eliminate ignorance, the cause of…
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The four immeasurables in the Pali and Sanskrit trad...
How the Pali and Sanskrit traditions present the four immeasurable attitudes and how to practice…
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Venerable Thubten Jigme Gomchen lamrim review: How to rely on the teachings ...
A review of salient points of the first sections of the text on the qualities…
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