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5 Buddhist Principles to Help Run a Business
Yury Milyutin
How to run a business and carry out a project based on Buddhist principles.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Message to COP26
The 14th Dalai Lama
Message from His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the occasion of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26).
A Day in the Life of a Buddhist
Dr. Alexander Berzin, Matt Lindén
A brief look at the daily life of a Buddhist practitioner.
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.
Everyone Can Become a Buddha
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Everyone has the Buddha-nature factors that will enable them to reach enlightenment and become a Buddha.
Calming Down Thoughts
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Conceptual thought has many varieties. Some are useful and some detrimental in meditation and daily life.

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 Geshe Dorji Damdul

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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.
Interview with Geshe Lhakdor
Matt Lindén
Geshe Lhakdor shares insights into the relationship between science and Buddhism, the transformative journey from knowledge to wisdom through meditation, and his time working with His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Buddhist Wisdom in Brief

Short teachings to inspire calm, compassion, wisdom and a happier mind.
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Unlocking Your Inner Buddha: Overcoming Ego & Depression #buddhistwisdom
Unlocking Your Inner Buddha: Overcoming Ego & Depression #buddhistwisdom
Give Back? You Took Too Much!
Give Back? You Took Too Much!
Five-year search for the reincarnation of his teacher ❤️ #buddhiststory
Five-year search for the reincarnation of his teacher ❤️ #buddhiststory
Everybody Wants to Be Happy
Everybody Wants to Be Happy
Discover Your True Nature: Beyond Social Conditioning #spiritualawakening
Discover Your True Nature: Beyond Social Conditioning #spiritualawakening
Buddhist Monk’s Journey: 3 Years of Walking in the Jungle 🌳 #buddhism
Buddhist Monk’s Journey: 3 Years of Walking in the Jungle 🌳 #buddhism

Buddhist Glossary

Key terms across traditions — Sanskrit, Tibetan, Pali
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Definition
Immeasurably magnificent palace
A palace visualized in tantra practice as part of the supporting mandala. Each architectural feature of the palace represents one or another realization gained along the tantra path, and inside the palace reside one or more Buddha-figures.

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