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Essentials
What Are the Four Noble Truths?
Dr. Alexander Berzin, Matt Lindén
The basic framework for the Buddhist teachings.
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.
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.

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Tibetan Buddhism
The Life of Tsongkhapa
Dr. Alexander Berzin
A portrait of the life and deeds of one of the most famous masters of Tibetan Buddhism.
Self-Transformation through Mind Training
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Mind training is a method for transforming negative circumstances into positive ones through improving our attitudes toward them.
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
Elaboration of “What Does It Mean to Understand Something?”
Dr. Alexander Berzin
An in-depth analysis of the topic of what it means to understand something, which is important both for our Dharma practice and in daily life.
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.
Long Life Prayer for His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
Yongdzin Ling Rinpoche
Yongdzin Ling Rinpoche’s long life prayer to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.

Interviews

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Interview with Robina Courtin

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Interview with Dr. Alan Wallace
Matt Lindén
Dr. Alan Wallace tells a tale from the Buddha’s time, urges us to give priority to meditation, and explains what genuine mindfulness is.
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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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Detailed Lam-rim Meditation on the Precious Human Life
Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey
The lam-rim texts provide a very detailed scheme for meditating on the precious human rebirth that includes the characteristics of such a rebirth as well as the reasons why it is so difficult to obtain.
Relating to a Spiritual Mentor in a Healthy Manner
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Insofar as a healthy relationship with a spiritual teacher is crucial for advancing on the Buddhist path, it is important to know its advantages and the nuances of how to rely on a teacher properly.
How the Prasangika Method Proves Something
Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche II, Dr. Alexander Berzin
The prasanga method of debating proves something by pointing out what is obvious.
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