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The Lojong Mind Training Slogans

By Bart Mendel

The lojong mind training slogans are brief, pith statements that serve as mindfulness reminders. Together, they form a mind training...

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The Two Truths

By Bart Mendel

Is there a difference between how awakened beings and ordinary beings perceive the world? According to the Buddha’s teachings there...

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The Bodhisattva Vows Explained

By Bart Mendel

In Mahayana Buddhism, the bodhisattva vow is taken when one has developed engaged bodhicitta and feels compelled to achieve full...

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Prajnaparamita And The Four Extremes

By Bart Mendel

The first or second-century BCE Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra (Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Stanzas) is among the world’s oldest...

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What Are The Five Buddhist Paths to Liberation?

By Bart Mendel

In Mahayana Buddhism, the five paths and the ten levels map the journey to liberation and enlightenment. These Buddhist paths...

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What Is Emptiness in Buddhism?

By Bart Mendel

The Meaning Of Emptiness In Buddhism Emptiness in Buddhism is the teaching that things are empty of self-existence. Things do...

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Bodhicitta: The Ultimate Expression Of Compassion

By Bart Mendel

Compassion and Bodhicitta Compassion and bodhicitta are related, but there is a difference between the two. Understanding how bodhicitta evolves...

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The 6 Realms of Being

By Bart Mendel

How our projections define our experience of the world A fundamental tenet of the Buddha’s teachings is that our experience...

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What Is The Middle Way in Buddhism?

By Bart Mendel

The middle way is any path between two extremes. In Buddhism, the middle way has particular significance. It is a...

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What Are The 6 Perfections of Buddhism?

By Bart Mendel

The Six Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism Generally we hear the word ‘perfection’ and we want to run in the opposite...

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Tonglen Practice

By Bart Mendel

JS 2021 TK2A - Tonglen 1 In meditation, we have a very beautiful exercise to cultivate compassion and to increase...

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View, Meditation, Action: Synergy on the Buddhist Path

By Bart Mendel

Any authentic spiritual path is a full package comprised of many complementary parts. In one traditional presentation of the Buddhist...

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The Three Trainings In Buddhism

By Trinlay Rinpoche

Trinlay Rinpoche The Three Trainings TR 2022 TK1C – 3 Trainings – Ethical Discipline TR 2022 TK1D – 3 Trainings...

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Is Buddhism Pessimistic?

By Bart Mendel

Buddhism is sometimes accused of having a pessimistic worldview. After all, the first of the Four Noble Truths is commonly...

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The 8 Worldly Concerns And How To Let Them Go

By Bart Mendel

In pursuit of happiness, we are preoccupied with what Buddhists refer to as the eight worldly concerns. Our effort is...

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