Teachings

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

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

The root affliction of anger

Venerable Sangye Khadro continues teaching on the first root affliction of attachment and moves onto…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Four truths and three levels of practitioners

Continuing Chapter 8 “A Systematic Approach,” covering the sections “The Four Truths and Three Levels…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

The root affliction of attachment

Venerable Sangye Khadro reviews what is virtue and non-virtue and begins the first root affliction…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Paths for spiritual development

Beginning Chapter 8 “A Systematic Approach” and covering the section “Paths for Spiritual Development” explaining…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

A defender’s four answers

Reading from “The Defender’s Answers” in Chapter 23 “Procedures in Debate,” covering the four kinds…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

The defender’s answers

Reviewing syllogisms and consequences as argument forms and discussing debate protocols and sets of the…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Eight verses of thought transformation: Verses 3-6

Continuing commentary on verses 3-6 of the Eight Verses of Thought Transformation by Geshe Langri…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Review of loving kindness

Venerable Thubten Nyima reviews the section in Chapter 3 on loving-kindness, giving commentary to the…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Virtuous mental factors #7-11

Venerable Sangye Khadro explains virtuous mental factors #7-11, encouraging discussion about how to cultivate them…

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Illumination of the Thought

Developing three kinds of compassion

A commentary on verses from Chandrakirti’s "Supplement to the Middle Way" explaining three kinds of…

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Library of Wisdom and Compassion

The ripening of karma

The workings of karma including what karma ripens first, definite and indefinite karma, when karma…

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