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 Purifying for refuge practice
Why purification is necessary; practices for taking refuge in spiritual mentors, the Buddhas, the Dharma,…
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Appreciation and mindfulness
What is mindfulness and how it plays an important role in study, meditation and ethical…
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Attention and aspiration
The important characteristics of attention and aspiration mental factors.
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Discrimination, intention and contact
The subtleties of mental factors and their relation to karma.
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Introduction to mind and mental factors
The Buddhist view of our thoughts and consciousness.
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Right effort, view, and thought
Concluding the teachings on the the eightfold noble path by looking at right effort, right…
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Right concentration and effort
Examining the eightfold noble path through right concentration and right effort.
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Right mindfulness
Examining the eightfold noble path through mindfulness of body, feelings, mind, and phenomena.
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Right action and livelihood
Examining the eightfold noble path through right action and right livelihood.
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Establishing selflessness
Investigating the way things appear and how they actually exist.
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Eightfold noble path
An overview of the eightfold noble path as well as an in-depth look at right…
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