Library of Wisdom and Compassion
Teachings on His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s commentary on the stages of the path for a Western audience.
All Posts in Library of Wisdom and Compassion
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Role models
Teaching from the last two sections of Chapter 9, on memorization, debate, and role models.
View Post
Prayers, rituals, and practice
Discussing how to relate to prayer and ritual in Buddhist practice, and the three-step method…
View Post
Faith, purification, and merit
Continuing the teaching from Chapter 9, 'Tools for the Path', exploring the ideas of faith,…
View Post
Tools for the path
Beginning teaching Chapter 9, Tools for the Path, covering general advice to help practitioners overcome…
View Post
Two aims and four reliances
Continuing Chapter 8 “A Systematic Approach,” covering the sections “Value of the Stages of the…
View Post
Four truths and three levels of practitioners
Continuing Chapter 8 “A Systematic Approach,” covering the sections “The Four Truths and Three Levels…
View Post
Paths for spiritual development
Beginning Chapter 8 “A Systematic Approach” and covering the section “Paths for Spiritual Development” explaining…
View Post
Eight verses of thought transformation: Verses 7-8
Continuing the commentary on verses 7 and 8 of the Eight Verses of Thought Transformation…
View Post
Eight verses of thought transformation: Verses 3-6
Continuing commentary on verses 3-6 of the Eight Verses of Thought Transformation by Geshe Langri…
View Post
Venerable Thubten Nyima Review of loving kindness
Venerable Thubten Nyima reviews the section in Chapter 3 on loving-kindness, giving commentary to the…
View Post
The ripening of karma
The workings of karma including what karma ripens first, definite and indefinite karma, when karma…
View Post