Daily Life

Dr. Berzin’s advice to Kalmyks on dealing with the massive changes in their lives resulting from the move from their traditional kibitkas (large ox carts with tents on them) to cities in standard flats.

A verse by verse explanation of this well-known poem by the Indian master Atisha, who introduced the mind training teachings to Tibet.

Practical advice for applying the bodhisattva practices to daily life.

A look at how we can train our own attitudes to radically transform the way in which we experience the good, the bad, and the really ugly parts of life.

Understanding karma helps us begin to comprehend what happens to us in lives and to influence what will happen in the future.

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

We need to develop the determination to be free of our habitual routines that cause us stress and train ourselves in self-discipline, concentration, and discriminating awareness.