Teachings
Teachings on the Buddhist worldview from introductory talks to comprehensive explanations of the stages of the path to awakening.
About Buddhist Teachings
It is said that the Buddha gave more than 84,000 teachings on how to attain liberation and full awakening. We are fortunate to have qualified living teachers who can explain these teachings and show us how to put them into practice in modern life.
Here, you’ll find everything from an introduction to the Buddhist worldview to in-depth commentaries from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition on the stages of the path to awakening, thought training, and Buddhist philosophy. Explore commentaries pages here.
Subcategories
Bodhisattva Path
How to become a bodhisattva, a great being intent on attaining full awakening for the benefit of all beings.
VIEW CATEGORYBuddhist Worldview
An overview of core Buddhist concepts: the four truths of the aryas, rebirth, karma, refuge, and more.
VIEW CATEGORYFor Young People
Teachings from the annual Young Adults Explore Buddhism program and talks especially for youths.
VIEW CATEGORYLibrary of Wisdom and Compassion
Teachings on His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s commentary on the stages of the path for a Western audience.
VIEW CATEGORYNew to Buddhism
Short talks introducing the Buddhist worldview and teachings based on Venerable Thubten Chodron’s introductory books.
VIEW CATEGORYStages of the Path
Lamrim teachings provide a step-by-step approach to practicing the entire path to awakening.
VIEW CATEGORYStages of the Path to Awakening Podcast
Tune in on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or TuneIn Radio.
VIEW CATEGORYStudy Buddhist Treatises Podcast
Tune in on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or TuneIn Radio.
VIEW CATEGORYThought Training
Teachings that help us transform our minds to see people and events we find challenging from a Dharma perspective.
VIEW CATEGORYWisdom
Cultivate wisdom that can overcome ignorance at all levels and lead to the attainment of liberation and full awakening.
VIEW CATEGORYAll Posts in Teachings
Contemplating the lower realms
Explaining the suffering of hell beings, animals and hungry ghosts, continuing the teaching from Chapter…
View PostOnly dharma will benefit at death
Describing the last 3 points of the nine-point death meditation, teaching from Chapter 8.
View PostDeath is definite but time is uncertain
Explaining the first six points of the nine-point death meditation, teaching from Chapter 8.
View PostMindfulness of death, faults and benefits
Completing Chapter 7, explaining the purpose of the gradual training and commencing Chapter 8, covering…
View PostThree types of persons
Explaining the three levels of practitioners and the reasons for the gradual stages, teaching from…
View PostAwareness of our buddha nature eliminates hindrances
Concluding teaching from the text, "Samsara, Nirvana and Buddha Nature", covering the topic are we…
View PostGreat value and rarity of a precious rebirth
Explaining the great value and the difficulty in having a precious human birth, teaching from…
View PostCausal clear light mind
Describing the clear and cognizant nature of the mind and innate clear light mind, covering…
View PostIdentifying 18 freedoms and endowments, their great ...
Explaining 8 freedoms and 10 endowments for a precious human life, teaching from Chapter 6.
View PostRemembering the kindness of the guru with Ven. Khadro
Stories about Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Lama Yeshe from Venerable Sangye Khadro’s experience.
View PostRemembering the kindness of the guru with Ven. Chodron
Stories about Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Lama Yeshe from Venerable Thubten Chodron’s experience.
View PostNothing is to be removed
Explaining how the uninterrupted path leads to liberated path, transforming buddha nature and the third…
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