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Essentials
10 Basic Buddhist Beliefs
The main points of the Buddhist teachings.
Buddhist Tips for Life
Guidelines for dealing with the challenges of life.
Leading a Meaningful Life
Nurturing the basic human values, assisted with the use of intelligence, is the way to lead a meaningful life.

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Tibetan Buddhism
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Spread of Buddhism in Asia
Dr. Alexander Berzin
A short introduction to how Buddhism spread from its beginnings in northern India to become the major belief system across much of Asia.
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Calming Down Thoughts
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Conceptual thought has many varieties. Some are useful and some detrimental in meditation and daily life.
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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 Rise of Confusion in the Student-Teacher Relation
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Confusion arose due to vast cultural differences and the new realities of Dharma centers established by Tibetan teachers for the Western, lay students – a phenomenon that had not existed before in the history of Buddhism.
Buddhist Methods for Dealing with Life
Dr. Alexander Berzin
All of Buddha’s teachings are intended to help us overcome difficulties in life.
How Did Tibetan Buddhism Develop?
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Deriving primarily from India over several centuries through the efforts of a large number of teachers and translators, Tibetan Buddhism gradually evolved into four main traditions.

Interviews

Read and watch interviews with Buddhist masters from the various Tibetan traditions.
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Interview with Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo

Interview with Ringu Tulku
Ringu Tulku discusses how to find happiness in the most dire of situations, whether anger can ever be useful, and what Buddhism really is.
Interview with Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche II
Serkong Rinpoche talks about practicing Buddhism in both the East and West, and gives advice for young people interested in Buddhism.

Messages from the Dalai Lama

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Message to COP26
Message from His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the occasion of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26).
Requests to the Seventeen Glorious Nalanda Pandits
The 14th Dalai Lama
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama invokes the spiritual masters of the Nalanda tradition.

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Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche II Interview
Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche II talks about the pressures of the tulku system, the differences between Buddhists in the West and his homeland of Spiti, and the importance of compassion.
The Four Buddhist Tenet Systems Regarding What Karma Is
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Karma refers to the compelling urges driving our behavior and the compulsive forms our behavior takes. Learn how each of the Buddhist tenet systems uses the basic terminology to describe the mechanism involved.
Commentary on “Mahamudra Eliminating the Darkness of Ignorance” – Beru Khyentse Rinpoche
Beru Khyentse Rinpoche
A detailed line-by-line commentary on the shorter of the Ninth Karmapa’s two texts on the Karma Kagyu tradition of mahamudra meditation.
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