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 The protection of the aspiring bodhicitta precepts
How to cultivate the spirit of aspiring bodhicitta and maintain it without degeneration.
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Verse 83: Examining the self-centered mind
The importance of looking closely at the self-centered mind that destroys all our happiness.
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Sravasti Abbey Monastics Verse 82: Impulsiveness
On how conscientiousness and forethought contribute to beneficial behavior, whereas impulsiveness only brings about the…
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Chapter 15: Verses 369-375
Refuting inherent existence by examining the process of arising and that which is in the…
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Verse 81: The flying horse
Thinking deeply about whether we truly have a precious human life, and whether we are…
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Verse 80: Dwelling in sublime joy
How having a motivation to be of benefit to others enables us to have a…
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Verse 79: Freeing the mind from attachment
On how attachment to the most trivial things binds our mind to cyclic existence.
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Exchanging self and others to develop bodhicitta
The disadvantages of self-centeredness, the benefits of cherishing others, and how these meditations lead us…
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Chapter 15: Verses 361-368
The credit card refutation. Using the example of a plastic credit card to refute an…
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Verse 78: The mind of equanimity
On how we can aspire to cultivate a mind that benefits others impartially, just as…
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Verse 77: Freedom from fear
How those who are foolish fear that which does not need to be feared, and…
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Verse 76: The power of spiritual integrity
How developing our good qualities can help us to vanquish all of the afflictions that…
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