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How to Develop Love
Dr. Alexander Berzin, Matt Lindén
How to build up a feeling of love and extend it to all others.
A Day in the Life of a Buddhist
Dr. Alexander Berzin, Matt Lindén
A brief look at the daily life of a Buddhist practitioner.
What Are Universal Ethics?
Geshe Dorji Damdul
Universal ethics are values that can be accepted by everyone on earth, and which lead to peace, harmony and happiness.
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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.
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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What Is a Mandala?
Dr. Alexander Berzin
This article introduces the mandala, a sophisticated tool used in Buddhist meditation practices.
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What Is Sufism?
Dr. Elahe Omidyar Mir-Djalali
Dr. Elahe Omidyar Mir-Djalali introduces the Sufi teachings and explains its path of spiritual development.
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Auxiliary Bonding Practices
Dr. Alexander Berzin
In addition to taking bodhisattva and tantric vows, we also pledge at an anuttarayoga empowerment to maintain nine auxiliary bonding practices that bond us closely to tantra.
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Analytical Meditation and Stabilizing Meditation
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Working on ourselves entails listening to, pondering, and meditating on the teachings with analytical meditation and then with stabilizing meditation.
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Interview with Phra Anil Sakya
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Interview with Venerable Chang Zao
Matt Lindén
Venerable Chang Zao speaks of Chan methods to focus the mind, causality spanning the three times, and why Chinese Buddhists are strict vegetarians.
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Interview with Lama Tsultrim Allione
Matt Lindén
Lama Tsultrim Allione discusses the practice of feeding your demons, the challenges of being a Buddhist parent, and pilgrimage as a Dharma practice.
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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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Ignorance According to Vaibhashika
Dr. Alexander Berzin
According to Vaibhashika, ignorance is an anti-knowing mental factor that merely stupefies the mind regarding the four noble truths.
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Letter to a Friend – Part 1: Good Qualities of the Three Gems
Dr. Alexander Berzin
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