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 Reformatting the hard disk of the mind
An interview concerning a new type of relationship between Buddhist teacher and student in the…
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The meditation on taking and giving
How visualizing taking on the suffering of others and giving them our happiness can be…
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The advantages of cherishing others
How to generate bodhicitta by changing in one's mind who is important and cherished: the…
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The disadvantages of self-centeredness
Working with the self-centered mind to increase happiness, one realizes the mind is dependent on…
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Buddha nature and precious human life
Seeing our potential and the conducive circumstances we have to actualize it.
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Equalizing and exchanging self and others
A discussion of Shantideva's nine-point meditation on equalizing self and others as a method of…
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The seven-point cause-and-effect practice
Practices that develop the bodhicitta aspiration to attain buddhahood in order to benefit all sentient…
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The four noble truths
A look at the unsatisfactory nature of cyclic existence and how to practice the noble…
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Seeking enlightenment for the benefit of others
Teaching on equanimity and bodhicitta from a series of talks on The Essence of Refined…
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Liberation from dukkha
The origin of dukkha and how the three higher trainings lead to liberation from cyclic…
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Rebirth and karma
Understanding rebirth and its relationship to karma, and taking responsibility for our lives.
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Refuge and precepts ceremony
Teachings on taking the five lay precepts with or without celibacy and the eight precepts…
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