Introductory talk on Buddhism by Lama Yeshe in 1975 to a US audience followed by lively question-and-answer session. Listen to the rest of the series and follow along with the unedited transcript here.
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Compassion and Emptiness Together
One must have the wisdom and method simultaneously developing.
-Lama Yeshe
Lama Yeshe gave a series of introductory talks in Los Angeles in 1975. In this excerpt from these talks Lama describes the difference between Hinayana and Mahayana motivation and impresses upon us the importance of developing our wisdom in order to generate bodhicitta without dualistic emotional obstacles. Read along with the transcript at https://www.lamayeshe.com/article/chapter/compassion-and-emptiness-part-a
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A Glimpse of Buddhist Psychology
This talk was given in Christchurch, New Zealand in June, 1975, and was published in Lama Yeshe’s most popular titles called Make Your Mind an Ocean which you can read online.
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Religion: The Path of Inquiry
This talk was given by Lama Yeshe in Brisbane, Australia in April, 1975, and was published in Lama Yeshe’s most popular title Becoming Your Own Therapist. You can read the transcripts here.
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Developing Equilibrium
This talk is the basis for the seventh chapter of the book Ego, Attachment and Liberation which contains teachings from a five-day meditation retreat Lama led near Melbourne, Australia, 1975.
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Every Problem on Earth Comes from Attachment
This is the sixth chapter of the book Ego, Attachment and Liberation which contains talks given by Lama Yeshe during a five-day retreat Lama led near Melbourne, Australia in 1975. Read the transcripts here.
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Questions and Answers
This is the fifth chapter of the book Ego, Attachment and Liberation which contains talks from a five-day retreat Lama led near Melbourne, Australia, 1975. Read the transcripts here.
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Your Mental Bureaucracy
This is the fourth chapter of the book Ego, Attachment and Liberation which contains talks from a five-day retreat Lama led near Melbourne, Australia in 1975. Read transcripts here.
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Give Your Ego the Wisdom Eye
This is the third chapter of the book Ego, Attachment and Liberation which contains talks from a five-day retreat Lama led near Melbourne, Australia in 1975. Read transcripts here.
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Techniques for the Meditation Session
This is the second chapter of the book Ego, Attachment and Liberation which contains talks from a five-day retreat Lama led near Melbourne, Australia in 1975. Read the transcripts here.
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