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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) Buddhist tenet systems: What is the person?
The tenet system as a ladder of philosophical maturation. How each of the tenet schools…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Buddhist tenet systems: Question and answers part 1
Answers to questions on the history and origins of Buddhist tenet systems, mind and mental…
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Buddhist tenet systems: origin and background
How the four Buddhist tenet systems originated in the Buddhist teachings and were presented in…
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Taking the bodhisattva ethical restraint
Encouraging to create causes and conditions for us to benefit others in worldly and spiritual…
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Motivational Monday: An interview with Venerable Cho...
Venerable Chodron discusses the Buddhist perspective on happiness, compassion and becoming the person you want…
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The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verses 5-9
Commentary on verses that help us think about what is meaningful in this life and…
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Compassionate thinking and mentalizing
To develop compassion, we want to nurture beneficial and realistic ways of thinking and avoid…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Karma and current ethical issues continued
Continuing the discussion of current ethical issues and karma, covering topics such as assisted suicide,…
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Offering our bodies to all sentient beings
Covering Verses 3.11-3.17 and encouraging us to dedicate our body, merit, and resources to the…
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Karma and current ethical issues
Explaining karma and current ethical issues covering genetic engineering, stem cell research, cloning, birth control,…
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Requesting teachings and our teachers to remain
Giving commentary to Verses 1-11 of Chapter 3, covering the limbs of rejoicing, requesting teachings,…
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