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 Mind training
Covering the sections in Chapter 7 “Cultivating a Compassionate Intention” and “Mind Training.”
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The importance of motivation
Covering the last section of Chapter 6 “Being Practical” and begins Chapter 7, covering the…
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Correctly understanding the point
Covering the Chapter 6 sections “Correctly Understanding the Point” and “Can the Dharma Change?”
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Exaggerated statements?
Covering the Chapter 6 sections “Treasure Teachings and Pure Vision Teachings” and “Exaggerated Statements?”
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Evaluating the authenticity of teachings
Continuing Chapter 6 with the section on the Kalama Sutta in which the Buddha listed…
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Buddhism in Tibet
Finishing Chapter Five, discussing the section 'Buddhism in Tibet,' and beginning Chapter Six.
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Four buddha bodies
Teaching Chapter Five, on the section "Four Buddha Bodies" that gives an expansive vision of…
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Venerable Thubten Lamsel Review of fear, anger and disillusionment
Venerable Thubten Lamsel reviews pages 48-52, covering the topics of fear, anger and disillusionment.
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Venerable Thubten Nyima Review of attachment
Venerable Thubten Nyima leads a review of the Chapter 3 section on “Emotions and Klesas,”…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Review of emotions and feelings
Venerable Thubten Chonyi leads a review of the section “Buddhism, Science, and Emotions” from Chapter…
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Bhikshuni Thubten Jampa Review of the possibility of ending duhkha
Venerable Thubten Jampa leads a review of the section "The Possibility of Ending Duhkha" on…
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Is the Buddha’s word always spoken by the Buddha?
Three sections in Chapter 5, including proving that the Mahayana sutras are the words of…
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