His Holiness the Dalai Lama: The teachings on dependent origination and nonviolence that we find in Buddhism is related with world peace.

Third part.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s continues https://www.sangye.it/wordpress2/?cat=73 his 2013 teachings December 25, 2013 – January 4, 2014 on the 18 Great Stages of the Path (Lam Rim) Commentaries, at Sera Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India, see here http://www.dalailama.com/webcasts/post/308-18-great-stages-of-the-path-lam-rim-commentaries—2013 . Translated into English from Tibetan by Mr Tenzin Tsepag. Trascript by Eng. Alessandro Tenzin Villa, first revision and editing by Dr. Luciano Villa within the project “Free Dalai Lama’s Teachings” for the benefit of all sentient beings. We apologize for any possible errors and omissions.

Day 1 – December 25, 2013. Third part.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

When I meet westerners I speak frankly with them. So, wherever I am, like in this kind of gathering with Tibetan community, I speak honestly, I speak as a human being and not as the Dalai Lama, nor as a Buddhist. I tell people that, if I think that I’m the Dalai Lama, I’m a tibetan, or a Buddhist, actually this distance me from the others. Continue reading »

His Holiness the Dalai Lama: This empty nature of the mind is called Buddha nature. When is completely free from defilements, purified, then we reach Bodhi, the enlightenment and therefore we are able to serve other sentient beings effortlessly, spontaneously.

Fourth part.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s continues https://www.sangye.it/wordpress2/?cat=73 his 2013 teachings on the 18 Great Stages of the Path (Lam Rim) Commentaries in December 25, 2013 – January 4, 2014, at Sera Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India, see here http://www.dalailama.com/webcasts/post/308-18-great-stages-of-the-path-lam-rim-commentaries—2013 . Translated into English from Tibetan by Mr. Tenzin Tsepag. Trascript by Eng. Alessandro Tenzin Villa, first revision and editing by Dr. Luciano Villa within the project “Free Dalai Lama’s Teachings” for the benefit of all sentient beings. We apologize for any possible errors and omissions.

Day 1 – December 25, 2013. Fourth part.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

And so, if people ask to you what Buddhism is about, you should be able to answer in this way: the main points of Buddhism are nonviolence, ethical conduct and the philosophical view of dependent origination. You that come from Tibet also, keep in mind these two things. Nonviolence it doesn’t mean that you looks smiling when you keep the ill actions in yourself, but it means that, inside yourself, you should be totally compassionate. Continue reading »

His Holiness the Dalai Lama: All the different Buddhist Tibetan traditions have the same practices on the Buddha

Fifth part.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama continues https://www.sangye.it/wordpress2/?cat=73 his 2013 teachings on the 18 Great Stages of the Path (Lam Rim) Commentaries in December 25, 2013 – January 4, 2014, at Sera Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India, see here http://www.dalailama.com/webcasts/post/308-18-great-stages-of-the-path-lam-rim-commentaries—2013 . Translated into English from Tibetan by Mr. Tenzin Tsepag. Trascript by Eng. Alessandro Tenzin Villa, first revision and editing by Dr. Luciano Villa within the project “Free Dalai Lama’s Teachings” for the benefit of all sentient beings. We apologize for any possible errors and omissions.

Day 1 – December 25, 2013 morning session. Fifth part.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

The fact is that Mahayana teachings there were not giving in public and they have not been recorded. Bhavaviveka said that Mahyana teaching were compiled by Manjustri and others deities, but not by humans. Within the Mahayana teachings, there are some that was given in large assembly and others which were given very secretly: the tantric teaching, the esoteric teachings. Continue reading »

His Holiness the Dalai Lama: First avoid non meritory actions, second avoid grasping to self, third finally get rid of distorting views, so realizing selfness.

Sixth part.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s continues https://www.sangye.it/wordpress2/?cat=73 his 2013 teachings on the 18 Great Stages of the Path (Lam Rim) Commentaries in December 25, 2013 – January 4, 2014, at Sera Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India, see here http://www.dalailama.com/webcasts/post/308-18-great-stages-of-the-path-lam-rim-commentaries—2013 . Translated into English from Tibetan by Mr. Tenzin Tsepag. Trascript by Eng. Alessandro Tenzin Villa, first revision and editing by Dr. Luciano Villa within the project “Free Dalai Lama’s Teachings” for the benefit of all sentient beings. We apologize for any possible errors and omissions.

Day 1 – December 25, 2013 morning session. Sixth part .

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

In order to reach the definite goodness, the liberation, we can reach it by using our intelligence, and therefore, in order to be able to use properly this intelligence, we need to obtain higher rebirths and, therefore, there are teaching on how to obtain higher rebirths and definitive goodness. And faith is used for the means to obtain higher rebirths and definite goodness is obtained by using this intelligence which deserves reality as it is. Through this, then we have the five folds paths that we obtain, so the object to obtain the higher rebirths and ultimately definitive goodness. Continue reading »