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What Is Enlightenment?
Dr. Alexander Berzin, Matt Lindén
An introduction to enlightenment, the ultimate aim of following the Buddhist path.
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What Is Buddhist Practice?
Dr. Alexander Berzin, Matt Lindén
An introduction to the Buddhist practices that help us deal with our problems.
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How to Meditate
Dr. Alexander Berzin, Matt Lindén
How to get started with meditation? For most people, with meditation focusing on the breath and then generating love.

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Tibetan Buddhism
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Types of Buddhism
Dr. Alexander Berzin
A variety of forms of Buddhism developed as people in the different lands it reached emphasized one or another aspect of the teachings. Here is a general description of some of the major forms found in Southeast Asia, China and Tibet.
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Avoiding the Ten Destructive Actions
Dr. Alexander Berzin
A look at the ten destructive ways of behaving – actions that create our unhappiness – and how to avoid them.
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The Life of Tsongkhapa
Dr. Alexander Berzin
A portrait of the life and deeds of one of the most famous masters of Tibetan Buddhism.

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Advanced Studies
The Eight Sets of Realizations in “Abhisamayalamkara”
Dr. Alexander Berzin
One of the major Mahayana sutra texts studied by all four traditions of Tibetan Buddhism is “A Filigree of Realizations” (“Abhisamayalamkara”), a commentary by Maitreya on the “Prajnaparamita Sutras” on the stages of the realizations.
Conference Report on Bhikshuni Ordination Lineages
Dr. Alexander Berzin
A summary report of the 2007 International Congress on the Women's Role in the Sangha: Bhikshuni Vinaya and Ordination Lineages, University of Hamburg, 18-20 July 2007.
Nirvana and Enlightenment
Dr. Alexander Berzin
It’s important to understand that nirvana and enlightenment aren’t the same. Nirvana is the first step. Enlightenment is the second step.

Interviews

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Interview with Geshe Tashi Tsering

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Interview with Ringu Tulku
Matt Lindén
Ringu Tulku discusses how to find happiness in the most dire of situations, whether anger can ever be useful, and what Buddhism really is.
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Interview with Robina Courtin
Matt Lindén
Venerable Robina Courtin discusses Buddhism’s radical nature, the power of self-therapy, and forgiveness as a result of compassion.

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Interview with Professor Robert Thurman
Matt Lindén
Professor Robert Thurman explores the transformative potential of Buddhist philosophy, its scientific approach to understanding reality, and the relevance of the middle way in today’s polarized world.
My Dharma Activities in Eastern Europe and the USSR 1985 to 1992
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Dr. Berzin recounts his experiences and impressions during his visits to Eastern Europe and the USSR before, during and shortly after the fall of communism.
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Interview with Dr. Andrey Terentyev
Matt Lindén
Dr. Andrey Terentyev shares insights on the survival of Buddhism in Soviet Russia, the unique spiritual practices of the regions of Buryatia, Kalmykia, and Tuva, and the revival of Buddhist teachings across Russia today.
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