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 The root afflictions: Anger
Continuing teaching from Chapter 3, explaining four types of clinging, what is anger and how…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro The eight worldly concerns
An outline of the eight worldly concerns, what happens at death and the three unfortunate…
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Awareness of our body and speech
Covering Verses 5.34-45, discussing how we can use mindfulness and introspection to assess how we…
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The root afflictions: Attachment
How the afflictions cause problems and the importance of combating them. What attachment is and…
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Recollecting the Buddha
Covering Verses 31-35 of Chapter 5, discussing how mindfulness and introspection arise, and how to…
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Death and impermanence
An explanation of the samsaric realms and Buddhist cosmology, plus discussion on impermanence and the…
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Our human value
How reflecting on duhkha lessens attachment to worldly pleasures and leads to an aspiration for…
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Kinds of duhkha
Continuing the teachings from Chapter 2, explaining eight unsatisfactory conditions and describing characteristics of true…
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Types of duhkha
Continuing Chapter 2, covering the sections “Three Types of Duhkha”, “Feelings, Afflictions and Duhkha”, and…
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Making offerings and precious human rebirth
Altar offerings and expanded teaching on precious human rebirth.
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Guarding the mind
Covering Verses 19-30 of Chapter 5, discussing the reasons we must guard our mind and…
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Realms of existence
Continuing Chapter 2, describing different realms where beings are reborn, causes for the rebirth and…
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