wisdom

Teachings on how to cultivate wisdom on many different levels, ranging from the wisdom that understands karma and its effects, the four truths, and how to benefit others, to the wisdom realizing the ultimate nature of reality.

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Workplace Wisdom

Compassion in the workplace

How to repay the kindness of others using our unique talents and abilities.

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Teachings by Ven. Sangye Khadro

The benefits of making offerings

The benefits of making offerings plus two guided meditations for accumulating merit and purification.

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Conducive conditions to develop serenity

Explaining the six essential conditions necessary for developing serenity in retreat, drawing from Indian and…

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Peaceful Living, Peaceful Dying Retreats

The time of death is uncertain

Exploring the uncertainty of the time of death and the disadvantages of attachment.

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

The importance of developing serenity

Covering a descriptive definition of serenity, and explaining some of the many benefits of developing…

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Meditation

Letting go of unrealistic expectations

Why grasping at certain results and clinging to expectations hurts our practice.

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Meditation

Review and guided meditation

A review of how to meditate and common obstacles plus a guided meditation on the…

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Stages of the Path

The great scope of the lamrim

Bodhicitta, the wisdom realizing emptiness and a surprise birthday celebration!

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Stages of the Path

The middle scope of the lamrim

Renunciation, the three higher trainings and a preview of the great scope of the lamrim…

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