Taken at the stage of developing engaged bodhichitta, if kept purely, the bodhisattva vows act as a root for attaining enlightenment.

The Fourth Panchen Lama presents the sutra method of mahamudra meditation for gaining shamatha on the conventional nature of the mind and then joined shamatha and vipashyana on the mind’s deepest nature, its voidness (emptiness).

Nagarjuna’s text is a foundational treatise on Madhyamika philosophy consisting of 27 chapters. Chapter 26 offers an analysis of the twelve links of dependent arising.

Homage to the Tathagata, the Arhat, the Fully Enlightened Ratna-kusuma-guna-sagara-vaidurya-kanaka-giri-suvarna-kanchana-prabhasa-shri. Homage to the Tathagata, the Arhat, the Fully Enlightened Shakyamuni, whose body is adorned with hundreds of thousands of millions of...

A short overview of Emory University’s program for training in universal values.

How to engage with the world to contribute to beneficial global change.

How to relate to our friends, family and colleagues to create a harmonious life.

A clear outline of the structure and key concepts of Emory University’s Social, Emotional and Ethical Learning program.

How to develop a thorough understanding of our mind, emotions and feelings.

(1) With the wish to safeguard my training, I need to work hard and safeguard my mind; if I'm unable to safeguard my mind, I'll also be unable to safeguard my training. (2) Left to run loose, the elephant of my mind can ravage me with (a joyless realm of) unrelenting pain....