Teachings

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

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Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions

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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Gems of Wisdom

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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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 75: True heroes

How the mind of a spiritual practitioner stays steadfast amidst the glitter of worldly pleasures.

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Thangka image of Nagarjuna and Aryadeva.
Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

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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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 74: Every moment matters

How we have autonomy in every moment to work against our habitual patterns and live…

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Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience

Ethical conduct and precepts

The higher training of ethical conduct: the eight types of precepts taken for liberation, and…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 73: Buddhas-to-be

Cultivating a pure view of others and ourselves as future buddhas can be more realistic…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 14: Refuting extreme conceptions

Examining how phenomena and persons exist in relation to their attributes, and vice versa.

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 72: The sweetest conversation

How to be mindful of our speech, our motivations when interacting with others, and cultivating…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 71: Living an exemplary life

Developing authentic care and concern for others. The progression from faking it to being it…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 70: The most respected of all beings

How we should respect those who are wise in the Dharma, and how our own…

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Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience

The five afflictive views

The five wrong views that get in the way of our understanding conventional and ultimate…

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