Teachings
Teachings on the Buddhist worldview from introductory talks to comprehensive explanations of the stages of the path to awakening.
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The danger of attachment to the body
How attachment to the body can lead to harmful and unethical actions
View PostWho can receive teachings on emptiness?
How to help yourself become prepared to understand the teachings on emptiness.
View PostMindfulness of body and feelings
A discussion about understanding the body and the three types of feelings.
View PostUnborn clear light mind
Comparing how the primordially pure mind is understood in the New Translation School (clear light…
View PostIntroduction to the Four Establishments of Mindfulness
The importance of learning the Four Establishments, an overview of them, and a meditation on…
View PostEnacting others’ welfare
Commentary on Shantideva's verses that explain how to exchange self and others.
View PostPrimordially pure awareness
Explaining the meaning of "primordially pure" and our need to interweave the understanding of emptiness…
View PostThe importance of realizing emptiness
Why emptiness is the antidote to ignorance and the path to peace.
View PostAfflictions and the nature of the mind
Explaining how the mind is different from mental factors, teaching from the next section, “Afflictive…
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