Buddha nature
Teachings on buddha nature, the innate quality of the mind that enables all beings to attain enlightenment.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Buddha nature
The true nature of phenomena and the natural nirvana that is in the nature of…
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Albert Ramos Grape or no grape?
A television show on animal behavior brings insights into working with anger.
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Eight verses of mind training: Verse 1
Our mind creates our experience of happiness or suffering based on how we interpret the…
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Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche As close as a mother to her children
Lama Zopa Rinpoche shares how the practice of Tara can solve our problems.
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The practice of Tara the liberator
An introduction to How to Free Your Mind as a well as a meditation on…
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Understanding the true nature of mind
Discovering the true nature of mind, and how to overcome afflictions.
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Buddha nature
The distinction between the awakened buddha nature and the natural buddha nature and the conditions…
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Venerable Losang Donyo Grieving the Sandy Hook tragedy
A response to a student reeling with emotions after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting,…
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Causal dependence
Excerpt from the book "Insight into Emptiness," explaining the simile of the cloud and how…
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Exploring the Buddha’s teachings
Becoming aware of what cyclic existence is and developing a sincere wish to be free…
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Venerable Thubten Semkye Power of resolve: Becoming Vajrasattva
Seeing Vajrsattva as a projection of our own buddha potential, the Buddha that we will…
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Religious harmony: Diversity is beneficial
The benefits of interfaith dialogue and the shared values of different spiritual traditions.
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