Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path
A framework for the modern reader starting with the universal human wish for happiness and the nature of the mind.
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Venerable Thubten Jampa Mental states and situations that are troublesome, a...
Venerable Thubten Jampa reviews the sections in Chapter 3 covering mental states and situations that…
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Venerable Tenzin Tsepal Cultivating love and compassion, a review
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal leads a review of the section "Cultivating Love and Compassion" from Chapter…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Checking our meditation experiences
Finishing Chapter 10, covering sections "Checking Our Meditation Experiences" and "Signs of Progress" and beginning…
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Role models
Teaching from the last two sections of Chapter 9, on memorization, debate, and role models.
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Prayers, rituals, and practice
Discussing how to relate to prayer and ritual in Buddhist practice, and the three-step method…
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Faith, purification, and merit
Continuing the teaching from Chapter 9, 'Tools for the Path', exploring the ideas of faith,…
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Tools for the path
Beginning teaching Chapter 9, Tools for the Path, covering general advice to help practitioners overcome…
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Two aims and four reliances
Continuing Chapter 8 “A Systematic Approach,” covering the sections “Value of the Stages of the…
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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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Paths for spiritual development
Beginning Chapter 8 “A Systematic Approach” and covering the section “Paths for Spiritual Development” explaining…
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Eight verses of thought transformation: Verses 7-8
Continuing the commentary on verses 7 and 8 of the Eight Verses of Thought Transformation…
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