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 Lama TsongKhapa Day talk
Celebrating Lama Tsongkhapa Day by taking inspiration from his life and teachings.
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“In Praise of Great Compassion” book launch
Reading with commentary on passages from the book, "In Praise of Great Compassion."
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Finding your purpose in life
By looking inside, we discover what we can contribute to the world instead of getting…
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Venerable Thubten Kunga Review of Chapter Six: Verses 12-21
How we can use suffering and difficult situations to increase our compassion, instead of responding…
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Practicing the Dharma in difficult times
How to take the difficulties that are part of life into our spiritual practice to…
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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) The purity of the mind
Reviewing Chapter 12, "The Mind and Its Potential", describing the nature of the mind and…
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Emptiness, its nature, its purpose, and its meaning
What it means to say things are empty but arise dependently. Also explanation of the…
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The importance of realizing the ultimate nature
Why realizing emptiness is essential and the stages we go through to realize emptiness.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Review of Chapter Six: Verses 1-11
The disadvantages of anger, and how to keep the mind from getting angry by protecting…
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Buddhahood depends on sentient beings
Reviewing Chapter 12, "The Mind and Its Potential", describing how Buddhas depends on sentient beings…
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Five characteristics of dependent arising
Teaching on the five characteristics of dependently arisen composite phenomena.
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The kindness of enemies
How those who harm us can help us overcome anger, resentment, and grudges.
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