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Essentials
How to Develop Love
Dr. Alexander Berzin, Matt Lindén
How to build up a feeling of love and extend it to all others.
Achieving a Happy Mind through Ethics
The 14th Dalai Lama
Secular ethics, based on universal values such as warm-heartedness, is the key to happiness.
5 Buddhist Principles to Help Run a Business
Yury Milyutin
How to run a business and carry out a project based on Buddhist principles.

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Tibetan Buddhism
Letter to a Friend
Nagarjuna
Nagarjuna wrote this poem as a letter to his friend, King Gautamiputra, as advice on the practice of the entire Buddhist path leading to liberation for both householders and monastics.
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.
The Perfection of Concentration: Dhyanaparamita
Dr. Alexander Berzin
With far-reaching concentration, we’re able to stay perfectly focused while helping others and in all meditations for reaching enlightenment.

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Advanced Studies
Ordinary Compassion, Immeasurable Compassion and Great Compassion
Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche II
All three types of compassion share the same definition: the wish for others to be free of suffering and the causes of suffering, yet they are distinct from each other.
The Steps of Visualization for “Тhe Three Essential Moments”
The Second Dalai Lama
This meditation manual by the Second Dalai Lama explains the visualization practices for the “Three Essential Moments” – this life, the time of death, and the in-between rebirth state – as a step-by-step guide to cultivating compassion, wisdom and preparation for liberation.
Bases for Ethical Behavior
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Buddhist ethics comprises of three main areas: the self-discipline to refrain from destructive behavior, to engage in constructive behavior and to help others.

Interviews

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

Interview with Venerable Dr. Chönyi Taylor

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Interview with Geshe Tashi Tsering
Matt Lindén
Geshe Tashi Tsering explores the future of Buddhism, the meaning of renunciation, and how to deal with envy.
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Interview with Geshe Namdak
Matt Lindén
Geshe Tenzin Namdak discusses the challenges of completing the 20-year Geshe degree, the transformative power of monastic debate, and the role of meditation in overcoming destructive emotions.

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From Monasteries to Hospitals: Buddhist and Islamic Medical Traditions
Dr. Mohamed Ashath (Ashath Siraas)
Medical traditions create a shared space for contemporary Buddhist–Muslim understanding and engagement through compassionate care of both mental and physical well-being.
Overview of “Tantra Stages and Paths by the Mongolian”
Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche
The First Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche explains the unique features of the four classes of tantra and their practices based on a text by Sogpo Ngawang Palden Choge.
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Interview with His Holiness the 34th Menri Trizin
Matt Lindén
His Holiness the 34th Menri Trizin discusses his unexpected selection to lead the Bön tradition, the comprehensive structure of monastic education at Menri Monastery, and Bön's ancient history as Tibet's indigenous spiritual lineage.
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