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Essentials
What Is Meditation?
Dr. Alexander Berzin, Matt Lindén
An introduction to meditation.
Finding Inner Peace and Fulfillment
The 14th Dalai Lama
Inner peace comes from a realistic attitude, honesty, compassion and altruism.
What Is Mind?
Dr. Alexander Berzin, Matt Lindén
A short introduction to the mind and mental activity in Buddhism.
Seeking a Deeper Understanding?
Learn more about Tibetan Buddhism.
Tibetan Buddhism
The Heart Sutra
This short text on prajnaparamita (the perfection of wisdom) presents the essence of the far-reaching discriminating awareness of voidness (emptiness). It is recited and meditated upon throughout the Mahayana Buddhist world.
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.
Integrating Buddhism into Our Lives
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Guidelines for effectively applying the Buddhist teachings to our lives so that they bring about positive results.
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Advanced Studies
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Meditations on Selflessness in the Four Buddhist Tenet Systems
Dr. Alexander Berzin
The Gelug presentation of meditations on the different Indian Buddhist tenet systems concerning the selflessness of persons and phenomena.
Gaining Confidence in the Tantra Method
Dr. Alexander Berzin
We can only gain confidence in the tantra path based on confidence in the sutra path, with conviction that liberation and enlightenment are possible and understanding of how the tantra methods work to bring about their attainment.
The Four Buddhist Tenet Systems Regarding Emptiness
Dr. Alexander Berzin
The Indian Buddhist tenet systems differ in their views of the voidness or total absence of impossible ways that establish the existence of something and in their views of what establishes its conventional existence.
Interviews
Read interviews with some of the world’s most esteemed Buddhist spiritual teachers and with scholars from various related disciplines.
Interview with Telo Rinpoche
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Interview with Venerable Chang Zao
Matt Lindén
Venerable Chang Zao speaks of Chan methods to focus the mind, causality spanning the three times, and why Chinese Buddhists are strict vegetarians.
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Interview with Dr. Alan Wallace
Matt Lindén
Dr. Alan Wallace tells a tale from the Buddha’s time, urges us to give priority to meditation, and explains what genuine mindfulness is.
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Interview with Dr. Imtiyaz Yusuf
Matt Lindén
Dr. Imtiyaz Yusuf talks about the limits of interfaith dialogue, the shared values of Buddhism and Islam, and some inspiring stories of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Interview with Professor Donald Broom
Matt Lindén
Professor Donald Broom explores animal sentience, kindness in different animal species, and the future of meat.
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Interview with the Nechung Oracle
Matt Lindén
Venerable Thupten Ngodup discusses the role of Dharma protectors in Buddhism, his experiences of going into trance, and the history of Nechung and Mongolia.
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