We have been looking at methods for integrating the various aspects of our lives. We’ve seen that in order to deal with the various things in our lives and in order to follow the spiritual path in a more whole-hearted way, it’s very important to have a clear idea of all the...

Recap We’ve been looking at some methods that help us to integrate our lives. We’ve also looked at the background from which these practices derive. In the larger Buddhist context, we are aiming to ensure that our future lives continue to have a precious human form like we...

Exercise to Harmonize the Various Aspects of Our Personalities Another application of this meditation method using the five types of deep awareness is as a method to become more aware of all the various facets of our personalities and to try to integrate and bring them into...

Introduction His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaks of Buddhism as having three aspects: Buddhist psychology and science – how the mind works, as well as cosmology Buddhist philosophy – a highly developed system of logic, and a very deep analysis of reality, cause and effect, and...

​The question of the interaction of Buddhist philosophy with other philosophies is complex because there are several philosophical views among the Buddhist tenet systems. One thing that makes the task a bit easier is that Buddhism places a great deal of emphasis on definitions.

Review We have been speaking about the graded stages of the spiritual path, where we are trying to basically broaden and expand our motivation starting from a smaller scope until it becomes full. In this way, each stage builds upon the previous one. We...

Inner Kalachakra concerns the cycles that the body undergoes, such as the life cycle and the passage of the breath during each day.

Alan Turner, Serkong Rinpoche’s “Westerner Yogi’s,” recollections of his relation with his teacher.

Dr. Berzin’s recollections of his relation with his teacher.

Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron discusses the challenges of cultural adaptation, the transformative power of reasoning, and the real meaning of deity practice.