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 Relating to a spiritual teacher
Cultivating relationships with spiritual teachers and the many ways we misunderstand what it means to…
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Realizing our potential
Realizing our full potential by recognizing others' great kindness and purifying the mind of the…
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Understanding karma as a way to make our lives meaningful.
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Rebirth: A difficult point for Westerners
Developing faith in the Buddhist view of continuation of life and guiding oneself with positive…
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Relying on a spiritual teacher
The importance of the relationship between teacher and student and how to cultivate that relationship.
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Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche Lama Zopa on emptiness
An interview with Lama Zopa Rinpoche on the Prasangika Madhyamaka view of emptiness and its…
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Why am I giving?
Offering service with a long-term view based on bodhicitta. Ways of working on doubts and…
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The seed of enlightenment
Letting go of bias, anger, resentment, and grudges, and how to cultivate equanimity, kindness, and…
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Romance and family life
Buddhist advice for parents and for youth on romantic love and relationships.
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 104-106
A look at dependent arising and emptiness, how things appear to exist in one way,…
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Eliminating our own self-centeredness and our own self grasping ignorance and thereby developing the compassion…
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Basis, path, and result: Discussion
Question and answer session on the aspects of the basis, the path, and the result…
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