What is spiritual practice? Tibetan Buddhism is continuation of Nalanda tradition of Indian Buddhism, which has now reached the West. It’s practice is to oppose negative emotions. We have to take the teachings personal and apply them within ourselves. Learning, thinking, meditating need to be done on each point together, to purify negativities and build…
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In these 57 weekly Sunday morning teachings from January 2012 to February 2013, Gelek Rimpoche introduces Buddha’s transformative message through the goals and methods of Tibetan Buddhism, helping us to see, session by session, the personal applicability of Buddha’s life-changing realizations for our lives today.

Wisdom and Compassion The purpose of meditation is not only to relax and calm down, but to challenge the addictive negative emotions. We need both wisdom and compassion. Wisdom challenges the grasping at an “I” and compassion challenges the self-cherishing. Audio Only

Review of last year and preview of next Reincarnation is continuation, but not the same individual. You are responsible for yourself, lean, think, meditate together on each point. Motivate yourself to have a good spiritual achievement this year. Audio Only

4 aspects of the Third Noble Truths There are many wrong views about the cessation of suffering, like there is no state of liberation, or that liberation is temporary, or liberation is found in samsaric picnic spots or liberation is place you get born it. To counteract that, the 4 criteria of the Third Noble…
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4 Aspects of Second Noble Truth The four aspects of the Second Noble Truth are: causes, conditions, growing and very growing, counteracting wrong views that suffering either has no cause, or only one cause, in particular caused by a creator god. Being caused by causes and conditions allows us to change them. We are responsible…
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Definitions of 4 Noble Truths and 4 aspects of 1st Noble Truth The Definition of second, third and fourth noble truths are given and the 4 aspects of the 1st noble Truth, counteracting 4 wrong views: things are permanent, pure, joy in nature and have self nature, when in fact they are impermanent, suffering, contaminated…
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4 aspects of the 1st Noble Truth The four aspects of the 1st Noble Truth are: impermanence, suffering, emptiness and selflessness. The 1st Noble Truth; suffering, is contaminated,. born out of karma and delusion. It is contaminated, because it is oriented by and influenced by delusions, especially ignorance. It is also impermanent. Audio Only

Wisdom – Central Philosophy Ego is the root of all suffering. We have to find the true object of negation, a clinging to a solid self, which is a false perception. All things exist dependently only, ultimately there is nothing that exist. Balancing these two truths is the Middle Way. Audio Only

Essence of Buddha’s Teaching The purpose of life is to gain freedom from suffering and full enlightenment. We now have the perfect opportunity, the capacity, the information and the time to do it. Buddha’s teaching in a nutshell is; avoid negativities, create positivity and purify the mind. Positivity in particular is bodhimind, ultimate, unconditional, unlimited…
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