Buddha nature
Teachings on buddha nature, the innate quality of the mind that enables all beings to attain enlightenment.
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Loving oneself and others
How Dharma practice can help us to become friends with ourselves, and lead ethical lives…
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Peace and justice after September 11
Dealing with fear and moving forward with compassion after the September 11, 2001 attacks on…
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Grasping at inherent existence
A teaching that covers a multitude of topics, including precious human life, two kinds of…
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Reflections of a Jewish Buddhist
International journalist Peter Aronson compares teachings and traditions in Judaism, the religion of his upbringing,…
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A Buddhist marriage blessing
Practices that couples getting married can do to make merit and share their deepest aspirations…
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The three types of laziness
Continuing to explore far-reaching joyous effort by looking at the three types of laziness and…
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The 12 links of dependent arising: Overview
I want to be happy and I deserve to be happy, but I’m not going…
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Meditations on impermanence and death
Explanation of the gross and subtle impermanence, and followed by detailed instruction on how to…
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Obtaining a precious human life
The purpose and meaning of a precious human life, and the difficulty of obtaining such…
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Basic Buddhist topics
An overview of topics such as the mind, rebirth, cyclic existence, and enlightenment, as an…
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