Three Jewels

The foundations of the Buddhist spiritual path are succinctly summarized in a four-line verse written by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and explored in an in-depth explanation.

This text speaks about the Three Precious Gems, from which we take refuge and about the basis on the mental continuums of all of us, namely Buddha-nature, that allows for our actualizing a highest state of enlightenment.

There are various types of actions that indicate the practical application of refuge in our daily lives and what we actually need to do in order to maintain that direction.

The Dalai Lama provides the background and context of this fundamental text on Buddha-nature and analyzes in depth its first verses.