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What is mind
What Is Mind?
Dr. Alexander Berzin, Matt Lindén
A short introduction to the mind and mental activity in Buddhism.
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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.
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Ethics Beyond Religion
The 14th Dalai Lama
The universal values of kindness and honesty transcend any religious differences.

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Tibetan Buddhism
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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.
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The Heart Sutra
This short text on prajnaparamita (the perfection of wisdom) presents the essence of the far-reaching discriminating awareness of voidness (emptiness). It is recited and meditated upon throughout the Mahayana Buddhist world.
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Life of Shakyamuni Buddha
Dr. Alexander Berzin
A look at the life, enlightenment and teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.

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Advanced Studies
Traditional Stories about Life, Death, Karma and Refuge
Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche
Our precious human life allows us to achieve liberation from uncontrollably recurring rebirth and reach the enlightened state of a Buddha through Dharma practice.
Dependent Arising: Avoiding Nihilism and Absolutism
Dr. Alexander Berzin
A look at how dependent arising eliminates the extreme of nihilism and the extreme of absolutism.
Mahamudra and the Four Noble Truths
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Mahamudra is a system of meditation that concerns the two natures of mental activity: what it is and how it exists. As with most topics in Buddhism, it is helpful to understand it in terms of the four noble truths.

Interviews

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

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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 Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
Matt Lindén
Dhammananda Bhikkhuni discusses her unique life path, the history of Buddhism in Thailand, and the importance of the five precepts.

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Speech in Celebration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday
Dr. Alexander Berzin
H.H. the Dalai Lama’s emphasis on the oneness of humanity, the important of bodhichitta and voidness, and his four great commitments are especially important for the 21st century.
Ignorance According to Sautrantika & Chittamatra Followers of Scripture
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Sautrantika, as presented by Vasubandhu, and Chittamatra, as presented by Asanga, agree with Vaibhashika that ignorance is an anti-knowing mental factor that merely stupefies the mind.
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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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