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 Comparison of God and Buddha
An explanation of deity practice touching on the difference between the Judeo-Chistian God and Buddha.…
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Our precious human life
Understanding the freedom and fortune that we currently have to learn and practice the Dharma.
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Advice for Tibetan students
Tibetan students discuss topics such as happiness, difficult times, karma, meditation, God, pride, and many…
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Rebirth: Is it really possible?
Examining one of the key concepts in the Buddhist worldview, which is that we are…
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A Buddhist perspective on friends
Buddhist teachings offer youth helpful tips in dealing with friendships: difficult friends, peer pressure, how…
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Karma and your life
The meaning of karma and how to go about creating future happiness by mindfully cultivating…
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How to develop wisdom
Learning about karma and practicing meditation deepens our understanding of the nature of reality.
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Taking and giving
The taking and giving meditation, or tonglen, reverses our usual attitude of placing ourselves first…
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Exchanging self and others
When we learn to place others' happiness above our own, we start to destroy the…
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Disintegratedness of actions and rebirth
How karmic seeds and the disintegratedness of actions go from one life to the next…
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The advantages of cherishing others
Our own enlightenment is dependent on each and every sentient being. When we abandon the…
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The disadvantages of self-centeredness
The self-centered mind is one of the chief obstacles to our attaining liberation and enlightenment.
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