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.

All of Buddha’s teachings are intended to help us overcome difficulties in life.

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.

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.

A detailed line-by-line commentary on the shorter of the Ninth Karmapa’s two texts on the Karma Kagyu tradition of mahamudra meditation.