emptiness

Teachings on the core of Buddhist philosophy: that persons and phenomena are ultimately empty of inherent existence because they are dependent arisings. This is the most powerful antidote that eliminates the ignorance and afflictions that give rise to suffering.

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Teachings by Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe

What to practice and abandon

Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe covers verse 10 of Nagarjuna’s The Precious Garland of Advice for a…

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Volume 7 Searching for the Self

How we perceive the world

The second teaching on "Searching for the self" focused on chapter 6 of the text.

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Teachings by Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe

Faith and wisdom

Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe explains the purpose of composition, and the causes and effects of higher…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Benefits on meditating on the Buddha

Explaining the benefits of meditating on the Buddha and a variety of meditation objects for…

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Parting from the Four Clingings

Tweaking samsara is not enough

Four distorted ways of thinking that prevent us from seeking lasting happiness.

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Working with Anger

Anger, imputations and assumptions

We impute meaning on things and expect others to agree without clarifying.

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Three Principal Aspects of the Path

Seeing things clearly

Examining conventional and ultimate existence and searching for an inherent self.

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Seven-point Mind Training

The preliminaries & ultimate bodhichitta

Introduction to the "Seven-point Mind Training" by Geshe Chekawa and the first two points.

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Wisdom

The two middle-way schools

Investigating how the self exists and two primary divisions in the middle-way school.

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Wisdom

Definitive verses, provisional interpretations

The importance of investigating all teachings and an introduction to the middle-way view.

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