Teachings
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 Buddhist psychology: Mind and mental factors
Definitions of mind and mental factors according to the Sautrantika school.
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Venerable Thubten Jigme Guided meditation: imagining our death
Imagining our death prepares our mind for death and helps us make our life meaningful…
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Think out of the box
Challenging ourselves to step out of the mental boxes we create for ourselves, and to…
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Chapter 10: Quiz review part 1
Review and discussion of questions on refuting misconceptions of a self. The first part of…
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The Buddha’s life and teachings
Exploring how the life of the Buddha is understood between traditions, and the similarities and…
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Verse 76: The most powerful army
By cultivating an army of positive qualities, we can vanquish our afflictions and be truly…
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Verse 75: True heroes
How the mind of a spiritual practitioner stays steadfast amidst the glitter of worldly pleasures.
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Quiz: Aryadeva’s 400 Stanzas, Chapter 10
Quiz questions for a review of chapter 10 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the Middle…
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Verse 74: Every moment matters
How we have autonomy in every moment to work against our habitual patterns and live…
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Ethical conduct and precepts
The higher training of ethical conduct: the eight types of precepts taken for liberation, and…
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Verse 73: Buddhas-to-be
Cultivating a pure view of others and ourselves as future buddhas can be more realistic…
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Chapter 14: Refuting extreme conceptions
Examining how phenomena and persons exist in relation to their attributes, and vice versa.
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