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Essentials
What Is Compassion?
Dr. Alexander Berzin, Matt Lindén
An introduction to compassion, the heart of the Buddha's teachings.
Achieving Peace through Inner Peace
The 14th Dalai Lama
World peace begins with finding inner peace through warm-hearted relations with others.
What Is Ethics?
Dr. Alexander Berzin, Matt Lindén
An introduction to the fundamentals of Buddhist ethics.

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Tibetan Buddhism
Spread of Buddhism in Asia
Dr. Alexander Berzin
A short introduction to how Buddhism spread from its beginnings in northern India to become the major belief system across much of Asia.
Envy: Dealing with Disturbing Emotions
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Envy is a complex emotion made up of many disturbing factors, but can be overcome by identifying these factors and applying effective antidotes.
What Is a Mandala?
Dr. Alexander Berzin
This article introduces the mandala, a sophisticated tool used in Buddhist meditation practices.

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Advanced Studies
Primary Minds and the 51 Mental Factors
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Mental activity is made up of six types of consciousness that are aware of an object as being a sight, a sound, and so on, and 51 types of mental factors that qualify or help with the cognition of that object.
The Prasangika View among Non-Buddhists
Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche II
Even non-Buddhists can have valid apprehension of voidness, but not non-conceptional cognition, and thus cannot achieve a true stopping of suffering.
Constructive Actions in the Beginning, Middle & End
Tsongkhapa
A prayer by Tsongkhapa to be able to engage in constructive actions at the beginning, middle and end of the path to enlightenment.

Interviews

Read interviews with some of the world’s most esteemed Buddhist spiritual teachers and with scholars from various related disciplines.

Interview with Dhammananda Bhikkhuni

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Interview with Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
Matt Lindén
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo discusses the value of mindfulness, how to find a spiritual teacher, and the role of women in Buddhism.
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Interview with His Eminence Dagyab Rinpoche
Matt Lindén
His Eminence Dagyab Rinpoche discusses the importance of lifelong learning, why a clear understanding of emptiness is crucial, and how to stop ourselves from impulse buying.

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Commentary on “Kalachakra Six-Session Guru-Yoga” – Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche
Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche
Six-session guru-yoga is an essential daily practice after taking a tantric initiation. Read Serkong Rinpoche’s explanation of the Kalachakra version of it in the context of the lam-rim graded stages of the path.
Emptiness of the Self in the Four Tenet Systems
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Overview of “The Three Essential Moments”
Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche
A concise explanation of the Avalokiteshvara practice together with the practices for the time of death and in-between bardo state.
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