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Essentials
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 Is Refuge?
Matt Lindén
Refuge provides us with a path to follow, so that we’re always heading in a good direction. No matter what happens around us, this will give us strength and meaning in life.
What Is Buddhism?
Dr. Alexander Berzin, Matt Lindén
A brief introduction to Buddhism.

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Tibetan Buddhism
Advice for Taking a Tantric Initiation
Dr. Alexander Berzin
The mechanism for how receiving an initiation prepares us for successful tantra practice.
Calming Down Thoughts
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Conceptual thought has many varieties. Some are useful and some detrimental in meditation and daily life.
What Is a Disturbing Emotion?
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Disturbing emotions are those that make us lose peace of mind and self-control.

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Advanced Studies
The 32 Major Marks of a Buddha’s Physical Body
Dr. Alexander Berzin
A look at the 32 major marks of a Buddha’s Sambhogakaya and Supreme Nirmanakaya forms according to different Mahayana texts.
The Five Buddha-Families and Five Dhyani Buddhas
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Examine the various aspects of the five Buddha-family traits (factors of Buddha-nature) in anuttarayoga tantra and their representations in terms of the five aggregates.
What Needs to Be Understood to Have a Bodhichitta Aim
Dr. Alexander Berzin
In order to know how to develop bodhichitta and meditate on it, we need to know what it is focused on and how it actually engages with that object.

Interviews

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Interview with His Eminence Dagyab Rinpoche

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Interview with Charok Lama
Matt Lindén
Charok Lama discusses how to stay calm in a busy world, the Tibetan tulku system, and the importance of understanding the fact that death will certainly come to everyone.
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Interview with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Matt Lindén
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche discusses the Bön tradition, dream yoga, and the power of mantras.

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A Personal Account of the Upbringing of Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche II
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Dr. Berzin's role in the education of the reincarnation of his teacher.
Commentary on “Opening the Door to the Dharma” – Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey
Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey
All the Buddha’s diverse teachings, vehicles and traditions are skillful graded methods leading different beings to the same ultimate realization of liberation and enlightenment.
Opening the Door to the Dharma
Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro
This text by Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro presents an extensive overview of the Buddha’s teachings as organized into multiple vehicles, turnings of the wheel of Dharma and lineages.
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