Three Jewels

Contemplation on the Rare Precious Human Life, Certainty of Death and Necessity of Dharma  We’ve been talking about the precious human rebirth that we have all achieved. This precious human rebirth has the eight respites and ten enrichments necessary for Dharma practice. We...

A Precious Human Rebirth It is very important to appreciate the fact that we have a precious human body as a working basis and that it enjoys all the various respites from all the difficult situations with no chance to practice and that it also has the enriching factors of...

A detailed look at the different meanings of the term “Sangha” in the various Buddhist traditions.

We need to have confidence in the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha to make our refuge firm.

Refuge provides us with a path to follow, so that we’re always heading in a good direction. No matter what happens around us, this will give us strength and meaning in life.

When we formally orient our lives with the safe and positive direction of refuge, we commit ourselves to actions for training, which are helpful for maintaining this direction.

Everyday practice of praise and prostration, sutra recitation, and dedication.

Working on ourselves to overcome our shortcomings and realize all our potentials is the safest and most meaningful direction we can put in our lives.

To put a safe direction in life, we need to correctly identify the Three Precious Gems.

Dr. Berzin’s presentation of the main points and the structure of “Uttaratantra” by Maitreya.