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Shaktipat or Energy Transmission in Buddhism ~ Shinzen Young

By Shinzen Young — 2013

At a recent residential retreat, Shinzen answered a question, "Is there Shaktipat in Buddhism?" Shaktipat is the notion that teachers have an energy that gets transmitted to the student in some way. Shinzen discusses this in depth.

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34:48

Ajahn Naniko: Monasticism, Lifestyle, Buddhism

Question and answer with Ajahn Naniko, a monk in the Thai forest tradition of Ajahn Chah. The interview is shot in the mountainous area of Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery in California.

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2017
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Practicing Different Buddhist Traditions - Geshe Tashi Tsering

Geshe Tashi Tsering, Buddhist teacher and Abbot of Sera Monastery, discusses the effects of practicing multiple Buddhist traditions and lineages without a fundamental understanding of the basics first.

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2018
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Black & Buddhist in America

Join the conversation with 15 leading African American Buddhist teachers.

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Lama Rod Owens
2018
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46:17

Applied Buddhism in the Modern World

Applied Buddhism in the Modern World, a DRBA presentation from the 2015 Parliament of the World's Religions at Salt Lake City, UT. Panelist share their experiences on applying the principles of Buddhism to the often challenging situations presented by modern society.

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2015
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Studying Buddhism: Where to Start - Geshe Lhakdor

Geshe Lhakdor, Director of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamsala, India, talks about the best things to start off with, when we begin to study Buddhism. The Study Buddhism channel features interviews with the world's leading Buddhist masters, practitioners and scholars.

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2018
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Buddhist Practices for Daily Life - Drikung Chetsang Rinpoche

His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche, head of the Drikung Kagyu order of Tibetan Buddhism, explains how practicing the principles of love and compassion in our daily lives will enable us to develop a more peaceful existence.

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2019
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09:37

Lama Surya Das: "Buddhism 202"

A concise elucidation of the next stage on the Buddhist path by one of the foremost American meditation teachers, Lama Surya Das.

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Lama Surya Das
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2007
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Nikki Mirghafori: Wise Livelihood

Dharma talk recorded at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.

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Nikki Mirghafori
2019
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02:47

Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel on Empowerment.Mov

Mrs. Namgyel speaks about the essential purpose of empowerment: to awaken our potential. Beyond culture and ritual form, if we have a longing to wake up, then that aim meets with the intention of the empowerment, and the experience is powerful.

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Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel
2010
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Sylvia Boorstein: Embodying Buddhism (Excerpt)—Thinking Allowed DVD with Jeffrey Mishlove

Sylvia Boorstein presents the essence of the eightfold path and the four noble truths of Buddhism. She discusses Vipassana-or mindfulness-meditation which entails detaching from the thoughts, cravings and aversions that pass through the mind.

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Sylvia Boorstein
2010
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