Buddha nature
Teachings on buddha nature, the innate quality of the mind that enables all beings to attain enlightenment.
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Space from sensual pleasures
Consciously moderating contact with certain things because of how they affect the mind and developing…
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Integration of sutra and tantra in Tibetan Buddhism
How Buddhist teachings help to increase constructive states and decrease destructive states of mind.
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Cultivating connection, compassion, and confidence i...
Thoughts for survivors of a loved one's suicide.
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Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism
The value of understanding the different Buddhist traditions.
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Buddhist traditions: finding what suits us
Similarities of the various traditions and the principal teachings common to all.
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On the backdrop of time
A student summarizes his Dharma insights in a poem on the Buddha's beginningless love.
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Lesson from an incarcerated person
Taking responsibility for our experiences without blaming ourselves.
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The two truths and dependent arising
Buddha nature in the sutras, the compatibility of dependent arising and emptiness, and the Sautrantika…
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Wisdom from Great Aunt Ga-ga
A person in prison remembers his great-aunt and the wealth of advice she gave. He…
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