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Fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhism – Level 1: Getting Started

General Introductory Material

Dharma in Daily Life mediumtranscript
Integrating Dharma into Our Lives mediumtranscript
The Endpoint of Samsara Is Suffering, the Endpoint of Dharma Is Happiness - Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche Ishorttranscript
Impermanence as a Resource for Building Healthy Relationships medium transcript
Paraphrase of Advice from an Experienced Old Man - Geshe Ngawang Dhargyeymediumtranscript
Basic Questions on Karma and Rebirth mediumbook excerpt
Do You Believe in Rebirth? shortessay
Basic Questions on Detachment, Nonviolence, and Compassion shortbook excerpt

Approaching Study and Meditation

Bringing Buddhism Down to Earth

Session One: Letting Down the Walls mediumtranscript
Session Two: Safe Direction (Refuge) mediumtranscript
Session Three: Unawareness of Reality shorttranscript
Session Four: The Implications of Taking Refuge mediumtranscript
Session Five: Establishing Healthy Relationships with Spiritual Teachers mediumtranscript
Session Six: Two Further Issues -- Becoming a Buddhist and Happiness mediumtranscript
Session Seven: Tantric Practice shorttranscript
"Dharma-Lite" Versus "The Real Thing Dharma" shortessay
Approaches to the Dharma - Intellectual, Emotional, and Devotional shortsketch

Approaching the Dharma in a Balanced Way

(Seattle, Washington, USA, April 2003)
Part 1 Lower Quality (6.8 MB) | Higher Quality (13.8 MB)0:59 hoursmp3 audio
Part 2 Lower Quality (4.2 MB) | Higher Quality (8.5 MB)0:36 hoursmp3 audio
Avoiding Mixing Ego with Dharma Practice shortsketch
The Four Axioms for Examining a Dharma Teaching shortessay
Preliminaries for Meditation or Study: The Seven-Limb Practice mediumtranscript
Down-to-Earth Explanation of the Seven-Limb Preliminary Practice mediumtranscript
Meditation Methods (Moscow, Russia, November 2005) Lower Quality (5.4 MB) | Higher Quality (9.3 MB)0:47 hoursmp3 audio
Discerning and Stabilizing Meditations (Analytical and Formal Meditations) shortessay
Dealing with Difficult Experiences that Arise in Meditation and in Retreat shortsketch
The Purpose and Benefits of Debate - Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche II shortessay

The Berzin Archives

The Buddhist Archives of Dr. Alexander Berzin

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