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 Tarpa Review: The five powers during life
Review of how to train in the five powers during daily life, decreasing afflictions and…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron The commitments of mind training
What it means to be impartial about the objects of mind training and to stand…
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Attachment to samadhi
The importance of seeing all realms of cyclic existence, even the upper realms, as unsatisfactory.
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The six sufferings of sentient beings
The uncertainty and unsatisfactoriness of cyclic existence.
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The dukkha of uncertainty
The types of dukkha (unsatisfactoriness) that are pervasive in all the realms of samsara.
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Practical guidelines for good living
What taking refuge, formally or informally, means in Buddhism and the guidelines one uses after…
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The eight disadvantages of cyclic existence
The sufferings of separation from what we like and being under the control of afflictions…
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Birth, aging, and sickness
Looking at birth, aging, and sickness, in a more realistic way, contemplating them in order…
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Our Buddha potential
The potential to become a fully enlightened Buddha resides in every one of us.
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The measure of a trained mind
Honestly looking at our minds to see how it reacts to hardships and the difference…
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Getting what we don’t want
Looking at the first two of the eight sufferings of human beings and using them…
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The first noble truth and dukkha
The three types of dukkha, and how having an awareness of all three is important…
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