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Essentials
His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Message to COP26
The 14th Dalai Lama
Message from His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the occasion of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26).
Achieving Peace through Inner Peace
The 14th Dalai Lama
World peace begins with finding inner peace through warm-hearted relations with others.
5 Buddhist Principles to Help Run a Business
Yury Milyutin
How to run a business and carry out a project based on Buddhist principles.

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Tibetan Buddhism
Fear: Dealing with Disturbing Emotions
Dr. Alexander Berzin
There are many forms of fear and many reasons for it to arise, but with skillful methods we can overcome fear and lead calmer, happier lives.
How I Found My Spiritual Master
Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche II
Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche describes how and why he chose his teacher to be his guru.
Refuge: A Safe and Meaningful Direction in Life
Dr. Alexander Berzin
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.

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Advanced Studies
Hundreds of Deities of Tushita
Dulnagpa
This prayer is the framework within which the practices associated with recitation of Tsongkhapa’s Migtsema mantra are done
Challenges for Reviving Buddhism in Kalmykia
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Kalmykia faces a very special challenge because Buddhist culture was repressed for many years and now is experiencing the pressures of globalization.
Self-Sufficiently Knowable and Imputedly Knowable Objects
Dr. Alexander Berzin
All Indian Buddhist tenet systems, except Vaibhashika, agree that the validly knowable “me” is not a self-sufficiently knowable phenomenon, it is imputedly knowable.

Interviews

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Interview with Professor Robert Thurman

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Interview with Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
Matt Lindén
Dhammananda Bhikkhuni discusses her unique life path, the history of Buddhism in Thailand, and the importance of the five precepts.
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Interview with Ringu Tulku
Matt Lindén
Ringu Tulku shares his reflections on anger and environmental anxiety, explains the four bardos, and offers advice for those of us chasing success.

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Letter to a Friend – Section 8: Death & the Precious Human Rebirth
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Letter to a Friend – Section 7: Emptiness of the Self & the Aggregates
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Letter to a Friend – Section 6: The Disadvantages of Samsara
Dr. Alexander Berzin
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