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How to Deal with Anxiety
Matt Lindén
Tips for overcoming anxiety, to live a more confident life.
What Is Meditation?
Dr. Alexander Berzin, Matt Lindén
An introduction to meditation.
What Is Love?
Dr. Alexander Berzin, Matt Lindén
The Buddhist view of love.
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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.
Why People Are Attracted to Buddhism
Dr. Alexander Berzin
People look to Buddhism to find methods for dealing with difficulties in their lives.
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Advice for Taking a Tantric Initiation
Dr. Alexander Berzin
The mechanism for how receiving an initiation prepares us for successful tantra practice.
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Buddhism in the Mongol and Turkic Regions of the USSR 1990
Dr. Alexander Berzin
A report on the situation of the Buddhism in 1990 in the Buryat, Kalmyk and Tuva Republics of the USSR.
A Healthy Attitude toward a Spiritual Teacher
Dr. Alexander Berzin
Our relationship with our teacher needs to be based on a firm conviction in our teacher’s good qualities.
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“Blessings” or Inspiration?
Dr. Alexander Berzin
When we receive inspiration, the uplifting transformation arises dependently on many causes and conditions.
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Interview with Professor Donald Broom
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Interview with Dr. Alexander Berzin
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Dr. Alexander Berzin talks about the differences between spiritual teachers and therapists, the importance of understanding karma, and his work on Islamic-Buddhist dialog.
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Interview with Telo Rinpoche
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Telo Tulku Rinpoche explores what it means to be a Buddhist, his work in reviving Buddhism in Kalmykia, and how to have effective interfaith dialogue.
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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
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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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