Teachings
Teachings on the Buddhist worldview from introductory talks to comprehensive explanations of the stages of the path to awakening.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Guarding one’s bodhicitta
Practices to prevent bodhicitta from degenerating in this life and future lives.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron The implicit meaning of the Heart Sutra
The bodhisattva paths and grounds and how different afflictions are eliminated.
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Causes and conditions
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe explains inner and outer dependent arising and the link of ignorance.
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Challenges for Western monastics
Explaining how the Tibetan monasteries function and describing the challenges for the western monastics, teaching…
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The ritual for adopting bodhicitta
Explanation of the ritual to cultivate aspiring bodhicitta.
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The mantra of the perfection of wisdom
Explaining the explicit and implicit meaning of the mantra of the perfection of wisdom.
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Life worth living
Exploring what it means to live a good life from a Buddhist perspective.
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Characteristics of dependent arising
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe discusses the characteristics of dependent arising.
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Commitment to contentment
Discussing the importance of monastics cultivating an attitude of contentment and commitment to upholding the…
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Taking and giving—tonglen
Explanation of exchanging self and others and taking and giving.
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The eight aspects of emptiness
The emptiness of an object's characteristics and of the 12 links of dependent arising.
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