Teachings

Teachings on the Buddhist worldview from introductory talks to comprehensive explanations of the stages of the path to awakening.

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Seven-point Mind Training

The thief of self-centered thought

How we often view the self-centered thought as a friend, but the only thing that…

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Short Verses to Cultivate Bodhicitta

Verse 40-4: Learning

The importance of learning in order to practice meditation and bring the Dharma into our…

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The Six Perfections

Overcoming afflictions

Keeping our focus on the goal of enlightenment while enjoying the process of getting there,…

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Two women offer hand-made spring rolls.
The Six Perfections

Motivations behind giving

The types of pure and impure giving and the motivations behind them.

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Two women offer hand-made spring rolls.
The Six Perfections

Training the mind in giving

The characteristics of generosity and how to train the mind in giving.

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Two women offer hand-made spring rolls.
The Six Perfections

Disadvantages of miserliness

The disadvantages of miserliness and how to work through miserliness to develop generosity.

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Two women offer hand-made spring rolls.
The Six Perfections

The far-reaching practice of generosity

The benefits of generosity as taught by Nagarjuna and what makes it a far-reaching practice.

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Taming the Mind

Mind is the creator of our experience

The essence of Buddhist philosophy and psychology together with practical tools for immediate implementation in…

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Short Verses to Cultivate Bodhicitta

Verse 40-2: Three kinds of faith

An explanation of clear faith, aspiring faith, and convinced faith, and how they build upon…

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Short Verses to Cultivate Bodhicitta

Verse 40-1: Faith in the Three Jewels

What faith means in a Buddhist context, seeing the good qualities in something that is…

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