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Essentials
How to Develop Compassion
Dr. Alexander Berzin, Matt Lindén
Buddhist methods for developing compassion, the beneficial state of mind wishing for others to be free of their suffering.
8 Buddhist Tips for Happiness
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Ways we can make our lives happier.
How to Develop Love
Dr. Alexander Berzin, Matt Lindén
How to build up a feeling of love and extend it to all others.

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Tibetan Buddhism
Integrating Buddhism into Our Lives
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Guidelines for effectively applying the Buddhist teachings to our lives so that they bring about positive results.
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.
Why People Are Attracted to Buddhism
Dr. Alexander Berzin
People look to Buddhism to find methods for dealing with difficulties in their lives.

Want to Go Further?

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Advanced Studies
The Mandala Offering of Request for a Teaching
Dr. Alexander Berzin
We need first to understand what a Buddha-field or pure land is before offering a mandala.
Detachment, Nonviolence and Compassion
Dr. Alexander Berzin
When we look at how we act in a certain situation, we need to differentiate between the motivation and the action.
Establishing the Existence of Validly Knowable Objects
Dr. Alexander Berzin
The Gelug interpretation of the issue of existent phenomena as validly knowable.

Interviews

Read interviews with some of the world’s most esteemed Buddhist spiritual teachers and with scholars from various related disciplines.

Interview with Dhammananda Bhikkhuni

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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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Interview with Geshe Namdak
Matt Lindén
Geshe Tenzin Namdak discusses the challenges of completing the 20-year Geshe degree, the transformative power of monastic debate, and the role of meditation in overcoming destructive emotions.

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Explanation of the Kalachakra Practices – Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche
Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche
Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche provides a detailed guide to the practice of the Kalachakra Six-Session Guru-Yoga and the Kalachakra sadhana.
Letter to a Friend – Section 9: Sufferings of the Various Rebirth States
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Two Paths, One Quest: Inner Peace in Buddhism and Islam
Dr. Mohamed Ashath (Ashath Siraas)
The Buddhist path to inner peace is taming the mind; the path in Islam is remembrance and trust in God.
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