Questions and Answers Now we have time for questions, hopefully in regard to our discussion so far in terms of the aggregate of consciousness and the aggregate of forms of physical phenomena. Object Categories and Audio Categories Thank you for a very good lecture and...

A summary report of the 2007 International Congress on the Women's Role in the Sangha: Bhikshuni Vinaya and Ordination Lineages, University of Hamburg, 18-20 July 2007.

One night, without distraction, I dreamed a vivid dream: I saw a large and beautiful drum filling the world with golden light and glowing like the sun. Beaming brightly to all places, it was seen from ten directions. Everywhere buddhas were seated on thrones of precious lapis...

Disturbing Emotions Are the Enemy Now for verse three of the Eight Verses of Mind Training: (3) Whatever I am doing, may I check the flow of my mind, and the moment that conceptions or disturbing emotions arise, since they debilitate myself and others, may I confront and...

The Motivation for Working with the Five Aggregates We began our discussion by exploring why we want to learn about the five aggregates that make up each moment of our experience. What is their importance?  It’s a very standard approach in Buddhism to first examine the...

The aggregate of karmic formations (Skt. samskaraskandha) contains two types of affecting variables.

Think before acting or speaking compulsively, to prevent later feeling regret.

A prayer by Tsongkhapa to be able to engage in constructive actions at the beginning, middle and end of the path to enlightenment.

I prostrate to all the Triumphant (Buddhas) in the ten directions, together with their spiritual offspring. (1) May the boundless prayers I have offered with a pure, exceptional resolve to be able to free countless wandering beings from their compulsive existence be fulfilled...

I pay heartfelt homage to all of you Buddhas and sons of the Buddhas in all ten directions. (1) May the powerful Three Jewels of Refuge in Buddha, his assembly and teachings, all lacking deceit, and the might of the masters who teach what is true fulfill boundless prayers of...