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

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Shantideva Teachings in Singapore

Chapter 7: Verses 59-76

Cultivating the far-reaching practice of joyous effort brings joy to dharma practice and is a…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Review of chapters 11 and 12

Venerable Thubten Tsepal reviews Chapters 11 & 12, covering up to sense direct perceivers.

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Bodhisattva Path

How to think like a bodhisattva

A commentary on Vasubandhu's ten great resolves of a Bodhisattva. How reflecting on the resolves…

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Library of Wisdom and Compassion

The reasoning behind rebirth

How we can use an understanding of the nature of mind and logical reasoning to…

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Library of Wisdom and Compassion

The four seals of Buddhism: The first seal

How understanding the first seal of Buddhism, that all conditioned phenomena are impermanent, is a…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Review of the four truths

Venerable Thubten Chonyi gives a review of the four truths, focusing on the truth of…

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Venerable smiling and teaching in front of large image of His Holiness.
Four Truths for the Aryas

The three higher trainings and the eight fold path

The three higher trainings—ethics, concentration and wisdom—are explained with the practices of the eightfold noble…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Review of abstract composites

Venerable Tenzin Tsepal gives a review of abstract composites, or non-associated compositional factors.

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Review of the nature of mind

Venerable Thubten Jigme leads a review on the nature of mind and leads meditations on…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Review of internal matter and consciousness

Venerable Tenzin Tsepal reviews the sections in Chapter 10 on Internal Matter, Consciousness, Mental Consciousness…

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