Teachings
Teachings on the Buddhist worldview from introductory talks to comprehensive explanations of the stages of the path to awakening.
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe What to practice and abandon
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe covers verse 10 of the text, in great detail.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron How we perceive the world
The second teaching on "Searching for the self" focused on chapter 6 of the text.
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The hindrance of desire
Explaining how to work with the restless body, concluding Chapter 6 and describing the five…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Faith and wisdom
Explanation of the causes and effects of higher rebirth and the highest good.
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Benefits on meditating on the Buddha
Explaining the benefits of meditating on the Buddha and a variety of meditation objects for…
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Karmic consequences of taking advantage of others
Examining situations when we are deceived by others and when our efforts are not successful.
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Pernicious thoughts
Questions about karma plus verses outlining obstacles to our spiritual practice and peace of mind.
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The importance of making offerings
How making offerings benefits us and how self-grasping ignorance causes afflictions to arise.
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Karma and the mind’s namtok
Our distorted ways of thinking and how this lead to the creation of negative karma.
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Overcoming spiritual obstacles
How contemplating impermanence and the defects of cyclic existence helps to transform our minds.
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