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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 Verse 50: The cantankerous old dog
Pride and self-centeredness are obstacles to our happiness and well-being.
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Refuge guidelines and karma
Guidelines for practicing refuge in daily life. The four general characteristics of karma and purification…
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Chapter 12: Verses 279-283
How to examine the teachings to determine if they are valid, and how to look…
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Ending the pity party
How to work with the mind that wants to wallow in self-pity. We can use…
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Dharma and Sangha Jewels in depth
The ultimate and conventional Dharma and Sangha Jewels. The Pali and Sanskrit traditions' view of…
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Chapter 8: Verses 185-200
Geshe Thabkhe concludes the teachings on making the mindstream receptive to the development of spiritual…
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Chapter 8: Verses 178-184
Geshe Thabkhe teaches on methods to eliminate disturbing emotions and talks about how they can…
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Chapters 7-8: Verses 171-177
Geshe Thabkhe teaches on inappropriateness of accumulating merit for higher rebirths in cyclic existence and…
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Chapter 7: Verses 159-170
Geshe Thabkhe finishes teaching on Chapter 7 which talks about how to abandon contaminated karma,…
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Chapter 7: Verses 151-158
Geshe Thabkhe teaches on the disadvantages of being attached to the pleasures of cyclic existence…
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Chapter 6: Verses 141–150
Practical advice on how to work with anger especially that which arises from hearing abusive…
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Chapter 6: Verses 135–140
Identifying ignorance grasping at true existence and cultivating its antidote by reflecting on dependent arising.
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