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Buddhism in the West

Address to the Monks of Ganden, Drepung, and Sera about Buddhism in Foreign Countries longessay
Suggestions Regarding Overseas Dharma Centers shortessay
Sustainable Development of Western Buddhist Traditions shortessay
Workshop for Tibetans Translating Dharma: Report mediumreport
Guidelines from the Mongolian Experience for Translating Tibetan Buddhist Texts - Changkya Rolpay-dorjeyshorttranslation
Tulkus Conference on Nonsectarianism shortreport

Learning from the Jewish Experience

Tibetan Buddhist-Jewish Dialogue: Brief Report shortreport
Proposal for a Memorial for the Tibetan Holocaust shortessay

Mongolia and the Central Asian Republics

Lessons To Be Learned from the Adaptation of Tibetan Buddhism in Mongolia shortinterview
Disrupting the Faith? shortinterview
Meeting the Challenge of Modernization in Mongolia shortessay
Interview for the Kalmyk Mandala Magazine Concerning Buddhist Translation shortinterview
Proposal for Research Cooperation between Dharamsala and Uzbekistan shortessay

Sensitivity Training

Developing Balanced Sensitivity: Practical Buddhist Exercises for Daily Life (Revised Second Edition)

Preface

Part I: Dealing Constructively with Sensitivity Issues

2 Quieting the Mind and Generating Care chaptereBook
3 Imagining Ideal Sensitivity chaptereBook
4 Affirming and Accessing Our Natural Abilities chaptereBook
5 Refraining from Destructive Behavior chapter eBook
6 Combining Warmth with Understanding chaptereBook
1 Identifying Sensitivity Imbalances chaptereBook

Part II: Uncovering the Talents of Our Mind and Heart

7 Shifting Focus from Mind and from Ourselves to Mental Activity chaptereBook
8 Appreciating the Clear Light Nature of Mental Activity chaptereBook
9 Accessing the Natural Talents of Our Mind and Heart chaptereBook
10 Applying the Five Types of Deep Awareness chapter eBook

Part III: Dispelling Confusion about Appearances

11 Validating the Appearances We Perceive chaptereBook
12 Deconstructing Deceptive Appearances chaptereBook
13 Four Exercises for Deconstructing Deceptive Appearances chaptereBook

Part IV: Responding with Balanced Sensitivity

14 Adjusting Our Innate Mental Factors chapter eBook
15 Unblocking Our Feelings chaptereBook
16 Making Sensitive Decisions chaptereBook

Part V: Advanced Training

17 Grasping at Mind's Natural Functions for Security chaptereBook
18 Relaxing Triplistic Appearances of Mind's Natural Functions chaptereBook
19 Dispelling Discomfort at the Eight Transitory Things in Life chapter eBook
20 Dissolving Disturbing Emotions into Underlying Deep Awareness chapter eBook

The Sensitivity Handbook: Training Materials for Developing Balanced Sensitivity

Preface
General Structure for Each Training Session

Part I: Dealing Constructively with Sensitivity Issues

Exercise 1: Identifying Sensitivity Imbalances chaptereBook
Exercise 2a: Quieting the Mind chaptereBook
Exercise 2b: Generating Care chaptereBook
Exercise 3: Imagining Ideal Sensitivity chaptereBook
Exercise 4: Affirming and Accessing Our Natural Abilities chapter eBook
Exercise 5: Resolving to Refrain from Destructive Behavior chapter eBook
Exercise 6: Combining Warmth with Understanding chapter eBook

Part II: Uncovering the Talents of Our Mind and Heart

Exercise 7: Shifting Our Focus from Mind and from Ourselves to Mental Activity chapter eBook
Exercise 8: Appreciating the Clear Light Nature of Mental Activity chapter eBook
Exercise 9: Accessing the Natural Talents of Our Mind and Heart chaptereBook
Exercise 10: Applying the Five Types of Deep Awareness chapter eBook

Part III: Dispelling Confusion about Appearances

Exercise 11: Validating the Appearances We Perceive chapter eBook
Exercise 12: Visualizing Life's Changes chapter eBook
Exercise 13: Dissecting Experiences into Parts and Causes chapter eBook
Exercise 14: Seeing Experiences as Waves on the Ocean chapter eBook
Exercise 15: Combining Compassion with Deconstruction chapter eBook

Part IV: Responding with Balanced Sensitivity

Exercise 16: Adjusting Our Innate Mental Factors chapterseBook
Exercise 17: Accepting Suffering and Giving Happiness chapter eBook
Exercise 18: Making Sensitive Decisions chapter eBook

Part V: Advanced Training

Exercise 19: Identifying the Syndromes of Grasping at Mind's Natural Functions for Security chaptereBook
Exercise 20: Relaxing Triplistic Appearances of Mind's Natural Functions chapter eBook
Exercise 21: Dispelling Discomfort at Eight Transitory Things in Life chapter eBook
Exercise 22: Dissolving Disturbing Emotions into Underlying Deep Awareness chapter eBook

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The Buddhist Archives of Dr. Alexander Berzin

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