The four seals of Buddhism: The second, third and fourth seals
The four seals of Buddhism: The second, third and fourth seals
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Library of Wisdom and Compassion 
Dec 8, 2018 Part of a series of talks given during a two day retreat at the Amitabha Buddhist Centre in Singapore based on The Foundation of Buddhist Practice, the second volume in The Library of Wisdom and Compassion series.
- The second seal: All polluted phenomena are unsatisfactory by nature
- Dukhkha: The unstatisfactoriness of our circumstances
- How duhkha evolves
- How we create our future
- Seals three and four—when we realize emptiness we experience nirvana
- Questions
- Why is the misapprehension of reality so pervasive?
- If the mind perceives reality will it still need the body?
- Do bodhisattvas experience pain and suffering?
- How can lay people with busy lives progress on the path?
- Will our knowledge in this life go to the next life?
The four seals of Buddhism: The second, third an fourth seals (download)
Venerable Thubten Chodron
Venerable Chodron emphasizes the practical application of Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives and is especially skilled at explaining them in ways easily understood and practiced by Westerners. She is well known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1977 by Kyabje Ling Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India, and in 1986 she received bhikshuni (full) ordination in Taiwan. Read her full bio.
