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 Verse 27: Guarding our spiritual precepts
The right mindset to cultivate when we voluntarily take and keep precepts in order to…
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Verse 26: Small negativities, strong poisons
Small transgressions in ethical conduct can reap large results, so be careful of even the…
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Verse 25: The negative omen of exaggeration
Exaggerating the good qualities of objects we are attached to can only bring suffering.
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The kindness of our spiritual mentors
The kindness of our spiritual mentors and the three practices of offering to repay their…
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Chapter 11: Refuting truly existent time
How do the past, present, and future exist? How can things be impermanent yet have…
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Overview of the stages of the path
An overview of the graduated path to awakening and how it relates to the three…
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Verse 24: Our noisy minds
How difficult it is for us to quiet down, even when we are in a…
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Benefits of relying on a spiritual mentor
The eight benefits of properly relying on the spiritual mentor and the disadvantages of not…
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Verse 23: The ignorant beast
Ignorance is a mind-state that makes us no better than an animal even though we…
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Chapter 10: Verses 248-250
How we avoid the extremes of permanence and annihilation by seeing that things change moment…
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Verse 22: The hungry ghost mind
Even the wealthy can have a mind-state of poverty, unable to give for fear of…
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Verse 21: Working for a corrupt boss
Working for a dishonest employer is difficult, but we do have the power to remove…
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