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How to Develop Love
Dr. Alexander Berzin, Matt Lindén
How to build up a feeling of love and extend it to all others.
What Is Enlightenment?
Dr. Alexander Berzin, Matt Lindén
An introduction to enlightenment, the ultimate aim of following the Buddhist path.
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Buddhist methods for developing compassion, the beneficial state of mind wishing for others to be free of their suffering.
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Envy: Dealing with Disturbing Emotions
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Envy is a complex emotion made up of many disturbing factors, but can be overcome by identifying these factors and applying effective antidotes.
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What Is Mahamudra?
Dr. Alexander Berzin
An introduction to the practice of mahamudra in the Gelug and Karma Kagyu traditions.
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What Is a Mandala?
Dr. Alexander Berzin
This article introduces the mandala, a sophisticated tool used in Buddhist meditation practices.
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A Deluded Outlook toward a Transitory Network
Dr. Alexander Berzin
An overview of the various Indian tenet systems’ view on how we view ourselves as persons in relation to the samsara-perpetuating five aggregates.
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Details of Tibetan Astrology 4: Magic-Squares and Trigrams
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Magic-squares consist of a grid of three by three with numbers in each row and column adding to 15. Each number is correlated with a color and one of the five Chinese elements. In the Tibetan astro system, each year and each date has a magic-square number.
Questions about Common Grounds between Buddhism & Islam
Dr. Alexander Berzin
A Q&A session between Dr. Berzin and his students about similarities between Buddhism and Islam.
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Interview with Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche II
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Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche II talks about the pressures of the tulku system, the differences between Buddhists in the West and his homeland of Spiti, and the importance of compassion.
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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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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
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Venerable Thupten Ngodup discusses the role of Dharma protectors in Buddhism, his experiences of going into trance, and the history of Nechung and Mongolia.
Lam-rim – Part 32: Gelug Prasangika Assertion of the Two Truths
Dr. Alexander Berzin
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