Jul 25, 2018
Latest Posts
View all posts in Venerable Thubten Chodron's teaching archive.
The particulars of the definition
The components of the definition of a reliable cognizer as being "new" and "non-deceptive."
View PostAscertaining the definition in the definiendum
How we ascertain whether we have reliable cognizers.
View PostDignaga and Dharmakirti’s intention
Why Dignaga and Dharmakirti establish proofs for the Buddha as a reliable cognizer being.
View PostExcellent causes and results of buddhahood
Dignaga's homage to the Buddha that proves why the Buddha is a reliable cognizer being.
View PostDharmakirti’s “Pramanavarttika”: I...
Background on the five areas of knowledge for bodhisattvas and the eight pivotal points of…
View PostWhat is wisdom?
The Buddhist perspective of wisdom and how it contributes to cultivating love and compassion.
View PostDialoguing with someone who sees things differently ...
A long-time student of Buddhism uses the teachings in a conversation with "the other."
View PostTwenty-first century Buddhists
Covering the Prologue by His Holiness on what it means to be a 21st Century…
View PostWho are you judging?
Working on our anger and our judgmental minds in order to be able to see…
View PostInternal matter
Finishing the section on tangible objects and continuing to internal matter.
View PostMore precious than a wish-fulfilling jewel
Beginning a commentary to Geshe Langri Tangpa's “Eight Verses of Thought Transformation,” the importance of…
View Post