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Poor Not Welcome at Nalanda West Buddhist teachings by Tsoknyi Rinpoche

Tsoknyi Rinpoche will be on a Northwest book tour promoting his new book Open Heart, Open Mind, and while his book and teachings focus on...

Enlightenment: Seven Factors

The Buddha taught that anyone can reach Enlightenment. He also taught that no one should simply accept his Teachings without questioning them to...

Welcome to your adult education course, your life

People these days get into a heavy sin and guilt trip, feeling that if things go wrong it is because thay are being punished, that they did...

Self-defense and Buddhism

A Buddhist student asked, “What are we to do if someone intends to inflict harm to ourselves or other people within range of us to do...

How to do mindfulness of breathing meditation

When you are in the mood for a truly spiritual experience you are looking for mindfulness of breathing meditation. This is not a breathing exercise...

The significance of the lotus flower in Buddhism

“From within the lotus flower grows, up through the mud and the muck bypassing all that threatens to taint its emerging beauty and glory....

Buddhist study: Understanding the six realms of existence

Of all the teachings of Buddhism the teachings on the six realms of existence has to be one of the most confusing for beginners. If you look at the...