Teachings

Teachings on the Buddhist worldview from introductory talks to comprehensive explanations of the stages of the path to awakening.

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How to See Yourself As You Really Are

Reflecting on impermanence

Teaching on generating the sense of closeness with others and outlining the meditation to develop…

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How to See Yourself As You Really Are

Understanding our situation in samsara

Speaking on the importance of seeing sentient beings as precious and teaching on ten nonvirtues…

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How to See Yourself As You Really Are

Like a bucket in a well

Explaining how to apply thought training techniques to create causes for liberation and full awakening…

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How to See Yourself As You Really Are

The mind is the source of happiness

Teaching on how our actions determine our present and future experience and explaining how the…

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Only the Dharma helps at death

Completing the section “Only Dharma helps at the time of death” in Chapter 9, explaining…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Freedoms and fortunes of a precious human life

Covering verses 1.1c-1.4 on Shantideva’s purpose for writing the text and the eight freedoms and…

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Nine-point death meditation

Teaching nine-point death meditation, from the section “Learning from Our Own Mortality” in Chapter 9.

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Introduction and homage

Giving an overview of the text and covering the Verse on Shantideva’s homage to the…

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Looking beyond this life

Finishing Chapter 8 and beginning Chapter 9 "Looking Beyond This Life", covering sections "Gross and…

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Parting from the Four Clingings

The Middle Way view

Talking about heart-warming love and compassion and teaching on attachment to inherently existent things and…

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Parting from the Four Clingings

Love and compassion

Speaking on developing close relationships without attachment and teaching on the meaning of love and…

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Parting from the Four Clingings

Equanimity and the kindness of others

Leading a meditation on equanimity and teaching on the the seven-point cause and effect method…

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