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 How to see yourself as you really are
How to loosen concrete ideas of our own and other people’s identities.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro The greatness of the Dharma
Explaining the greatness of the dharma from Chapter 2 and describing the benefits of listening…
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Chapter 8: Verses 8-12
How to free yourself from attachment. Commentary on Chapter 8 of "Engaging in the Bodhisattva's…
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The roadmap to enlightenment
Covering Chapter 1, "Greatness of the Author" and beginning Chapter 2, "Greatness of the Dharma"
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Three aspects of the Tathagatagarbha
Explaining the three aspects of the Buddha Essence, from the section "Three Aspects of the…
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Working with the eight worldly concerns
A short talk on how to work with the eight worldly concerns: attachment to praise,…
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What obscures our buddha nature
Explaining the remaining five similes, from the section, "Nine Similes for Tathāgatagarbha" and beginning the…
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Venerable Tenzin Tsepal Review of Chapter Nine: Verses 1-4
Review on the first four verses of Chapter 9 of Shantideva's text.
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Like gold in filth
Explaining the third and fourth similes, from the section “Nine Similes of Tathagatagarbha”, in Chapter…
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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) 
The four thoughts that turn the mind
A series of Buddhist contemplations on the preciousness of our human life, impermanence and death,…
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