Library of Wisdom and Compassion
Teachings on His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s commentary on the stages of the path for a Western audience.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Body, mind, rebirth and self
Continuing Chapter 2 and covering the section “Body, Mind, Rebirth and Self.”
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What is mind?
Beginning Chapter 2 “The Buddhist View of Life” and covering the section “What Is Mind?”
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A broad perspective
Finishing Chapter 1, Exploring Buddhism, focusing on the value of a broad perspective when beginning…
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Exploring Buddhism
Teaching on Chapter One: Exploring Buddhism, looking at the relationship between Buddhism, science and other…
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Twenty-first century Buddhists
Covering the Prologue by His Holiness on what it means to be a 21st Century…
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“Approaching the Buddhist Path”: Mind tr...
The practice of transforming adversity into the path sees difficulties as opportunities to learn and…
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“Approaching the Buddhist Path”: Designa...
Mere designation by term and concept is the subtlest meaning of dependent arising. How Dharma…
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“Approaching the Buddhist Path”: Depende...
What it means to repay the kindness of others. How phenomena are empty and exist…
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“Approaching the Buddhist Path”: The nat...
The conventional and ultimate nature of the mind. How phenomena exist in relationship to the…
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“Approaching the Buddhist Path”: The Bud...
Examining emotions and steering the mind in a good direction. The Buddhist view of the…
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“Approaching the Buddhist Path”: Explori...
How Buddhism differs from theistic religions and scientific reductionism but can get along with both…
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