Teachings

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

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Purple flowers blossom in a bunch.
Short Verses to Cultivate Bodhicitta

Verse 10-3: Meditating on emptiness

The various levels of subduing the afflictions, from avoiding the object, to developing samadhi, and…

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Essence of Refined Gold

Investigating the self

Using Chandrakirti's seven points of investigating the ultimate mode of existence to investigate how the…

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Purple flowers blossom in a bunch.
Short Verses to Cultivate Bodhicitta

Verse 10-2: Counteracting the defilements

The different ways of counteracting the defilements, particularly the afflictions. The importance of not just…

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Purple flowers blossom in a bunch.
Short Verses to Cultivate Bodhicitta

Verse 10-1: The fuel of the passions

How we ignorantly grasp at the afflictions, the importance of recognizing how we exaggerate, and…

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Cover of book Open Heart, Clearn Mind.
Open Heart, Clear Mind

Cultivating altruism and bodhicitta

How to develop an altruistic attitude that brings benefit to ourselves and others by recognizing…

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Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2008

A successful life

We are taught to live by societal standards, yet we need to examine whether living…

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Essence of Refined Gold

The ultimate mode of existence

Investigating inherent existence through Chandrakirti's seven points for investigating the ultimate mode of existence.

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Thangka image of The Wheel of Life.
Four Truths for the Aryas

Dependent arising in the Pali tradition

A look at karma and dependent arising from the Pali tradition. Examining the causes of…

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Stone carving of Wheel of Dharma.
New to Buddhism

Introduction to Buddhism

A brief overview of the Buddhist path to enlightenment to put the audience in the…

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Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2008

The real purpose of the Dharma

The real purpose of the Dharma is questioning, investigating, putting what makes sense into practice…

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Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2008

Making decisions

This talk geared towards youth focuses on making decisions and having a sense of curiosity…

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