Essence of a Human Life (2015)
Short talks on The Essence of a Human Life: Words of Advice for Lay Practitioners by Lama Tsongkhapa. This text focuses particularly on the practices of the initial scope practitioner: precious human life, impermanence, death, and karma.
The five lay precepts
Venerable Thubten Chodron The first three of the five lay precepts: not to kill, steal, or engage in sexual misconduct.
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The eight one-day precepts
The eight Mahayana precepts that Buddhist practitioners may take.
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Gambling and other addictions
Expanding on the precept not to take intoxicants to include other activities, such as gambling, that are detrimental for our minds and those around us.
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Making wise decisions
Key principles that we can use to make decisions that will create the causes of happiness in the long term.
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Establishing a daily practice
How to integrate the Dharma into our daily lives from the time we wake up until we go to bed.
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Becoming a better person
Practical steps on how to improve our ethical conduct and be kinder to those around us.
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Putting the Dharma into practice
The importance of integrating the Dharma into everyday life, in whatever situations we encounter.
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Living in the joy of the Dharma
The dedication verse encourages us to turn away from the hustle and bustle of our lives and live in the joy of the Dharma.
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