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Gomchen Lamrim

Three kinds of dependent arising

Teaching on the three kinds of dependent arising and reviewing illusion-like appearance.

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Products and nonproduced phenomena

Continuing with Chapter 10, covering the section “The Division of Existents into Products and Nonproduced…

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An Open-Hearted Life

Confusion about compassion

While everyone admires compassion, there is a lot of confusion about it. It's good to…

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Three Russian dolls with Amitabha, Green Tara, and Vajrasattva painted on them.
Amitabha

Prayer to be reborn in Amitabha’s pure land: v...

Things and persons exist dependently but ignorance grasps them to exist independently. Overcoming obstacles to…

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Three Russian dolls with Amitabha, Green Tara, and Vajrasattva painted on them.
Amitabha

Prayer to be reborn in Amitabha’s pure land: v...

The kinds of wisdom to be generated on the path. Developing meditative concentrations and superknowledges…

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Three Russian dolls with Amitabha, Green Tara, and Vajrasattva painted on them.
Amitabha

Prayer to be reborn in Amitabha’s pure land: v...

Aspiring to teach the Dharma to those in unfortunate states according to their disposition. The…

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Speaking Wisely and Kindly

The third nonvirtue of speech: Harsh speech (part 1)

Harsh speech includes criticizing, denigrating, and humiliating others. Or we may scold others to “guide”…

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Three Russian dolls with Amitabha, Green Tara, and Vajrasattva painted on them.
Amitabha

Prayer to be reborn in Amitabha’s pure land: v...

Making aspirations to be reborn in Amitabha's pure land, to receive teachings there, and understand…

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Three Russian dolls with Amitabha, Green Tara, and Vajrasattva painted on them.
Amitabha

Prayer to be reborn in Amitabha’s pure land: v...

Explanation of Lama Tsongkhapa's prayer to be reborn in Amitabha's pure land. The kinds of…

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Gomchen Lamrim

Review of five faults and eight antidotes

Venerable Thubten Samten leads a review of the Gomchen Lamrim sections on the five faults…

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Three Russian dolls with Amitabha, Green Tara, and Vajrasattva painted on them.
Amitabha

Overview of the Amitabha Buddha sadhana

A brief overview of the Amitabha practice including the purpose. Explanation of the meaning of…

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