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 Tonglen and social problems
Venerable Thubten Chodron talks about tonglen and the issues of terrorism we are facing around…
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Tonglen: Taking and giving
Venerable Thubten Chodron explains the practice of tonglen, or taking and giving.
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Divisions and illustrations
Reviewing material already covered in Chapter 20 on definitions and illustrations, and discussing the different…
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Sweet and endearing mothers
Venerable Thubten Chodron continues with Verse 7 of the “Eight Verses of Thought Transformation” and…
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The relationship with our parents
Venerable Thubten Chodron continues with Verse 7 of the “Eight Verses of Thought Transformation” and…
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Khenpo Yeshi Lhundup Objects of great compassion
Explaining compassion observing phenomena and compassion observing the emptiness of sentient beings, the second and…
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Buddhism in Tibet
Finishing Chapter Five, discussing the section 'Buddhism in Tibet,' and beginning Chapter Six.
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The three types of compassion
Teaching on Lama Tsongkhapa’s “Illumination of the Thought” and explaining compassion observing sentient beings, the…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro The omnipresent mental factors
Venerable Sangye Khadro begins teaching on 'Mind and Mental Factors', giving an introduction, and covering…
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Hearers and solitary realizers
Teaching on Lama Tsongkhapa’s “Illumination of the Thought” and explaining how hearers and solitary realizers…
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Compassion as cause of bodhisattvas
Continuing teachings on “Illumination of the Thought” and explaining how great compassion is the root…
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Our supreme teachers
The danger in having unrealistic expectations of others, and how sentient beings will do what…
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