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 40-5: Generosity
How the realization of emptiness makes generosity an arya practice.
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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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Verse 40-4: Learning
The importance of learning in order to practice meditation and bring the Dharma into our…
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Overcoming afflictions
Keeping our focus on the goal of enlightenment while enjoying the process of getting there,…
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Motivations behind giving
The types of pure and impure giving and the motivations behind them.
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Training the mind in giving
The characteristics of generosity and how to train the mind in giving.
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Disadvantages of miserliness
The disadvantages of miserliness and how to work through miserliness to develop generosity.
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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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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Review: Purpose of the mind training practice
Review of introduction to the text and the practice of mind training.
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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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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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