A detailed look at the methods we use in anuttarayoga tantra to purify ourselves of experiencing the true suffering of uncontrollably recurring death, bardo, and rebirth.

Debate in Buddhism helps us to be sure that our understanding is correct.

Examples of the physical, verbal and mental faculties of a Buddha that spontaneously exert an enlightening influence.

Maitreya’s “Filigree of Realizations” delineates 21 categories of untainted deep awareness of a Buddha’s omniscient mind.

Background The Bodhipathapradipa text was originally composed in Sanskrit. It was translated into Tibetan with the title Jangchub lamkyi dronma, which in English is Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. It starts: I prostrate to the Bodhisattva Youthful Manjushri. The text...

The qualities of the deepest, apparent and nominal Sangha Gem.

Dr. Alexander Berzin Buddhist groups began to officially register throughout the USSR only in 1988–1990. An important role in this was played by the visits and talks in 1987–90 by Dr. Alexander Berzin (1944– ), a Harvard PhD who had lived in Dharamsala, India for many years...

Review of the Importance of Working to Gain Precious Human Rebirths in the Future  In the previous session, we spoke about the person of initial scope or initial motivation. The verse in the text stated: (3) Anyone who takes keen interest in himself or herself...

The usual structure of the five aggregates is formulated in terms of our moment-to-moment experience, going from grossest to the most subtle.

Review: First and Second Points of the Four-Point Analysis First Point: Identifying the Object to Be Refuted We have discussed the first two points of the four-point analysis. The first point was identifying and recognizing within ourselves the object to be refuted. In order...