Library of Wisdom and Compassion
Teachings on His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s commentary on the stages of the path for a Western audience.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Following in the Buddha’s Footsteps
To cultivate a correct motivation for practice we need the framework of the Buddhist world…
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Bhikshuni Thubten Jampa Review of chapters 4 and 5
Venerable Thubten Jampa reviews chapters 4 and 5 of the book “Approaching the Buddhist Path.”
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Concluding teaching
Finishing Chapter 12 and concluding teaching “Approaching the Buddhist Path.”
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Science and gender equality
Covering the sections in Chapter 12, “Science” and “Gender Equality."
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Consumerism and the environment
Continuing Chapter 12, covering the sections "Consumerism and the Environment," "The World of Business and…
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Lamrim and six preparatory practices
How to meditate on the lamrim, and the six preparatory practices.
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Structuring a meditation session
More on relating to spiritual mentors, and discussing different types of meditation.
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Preventing and resolving problems
How to prevent, identify, and resolve problems in the spiritual mentor and disciple relationship.
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Relating to our teacher by action
How to rely on a spiritual mentor in our actions and explores what it means…
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Seeing the guru as Buddha
How to cultivate trust, appreciation, and respect for the spiritual mentor, and what it means…
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The benefits of relying on a spiritual mentor
The benefits of relying on a spiritual mentor and the disadvantages of not relying, or…
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