The Foundation of Buddhist Practice (2018-20)

Teachings on the second volume of The Library of Wisdom and Compassion co-authored with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, on Buddhist theories of perception and the foundation stages of the Buddhist path.

Review of precious human life

Reviewing Chapter 8, discussing 8 freedoms and 10 fortunes required for a precious human life.

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Review of Chapter 10

Reviewing Chapter 10, discussing what is karma and the general characteristics of karma.

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Review of the 10 nonvirtuous actions

Reviewing Chapter 11, describing the ten nonvirtuous actions, factors that makes karma heavy and effect of purification.

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The workings of karma

Beginning Chapter 12, covering the sections on different ways of classifying out actions.

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Intention karma and intended karma

Teaching on intention karma and intended karma and explaining the views of different tenet systems.

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Imperceptible forms

Explaining imperceptible form, why different tenet schools describe that differently and describing the combinations of bright and gloomy karma and its effects.

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Purifying destructive karma

Teaching how to purify past destructive karma by practicing the four opponent powers: regret, antidote, resolve, and reliance.

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Creating our future

Continuing the teaching on purifying destructive karma and explaining how we can make wise decisions that bring about happiness in the future.

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The complexity of karma

Explaining accounts of karmic events that can be difficult to comprehend and describing the causes for higher rebirth and liberation and awakening.

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The path of the initial level practitioner

Teaching the concluding sections, covering "A Deeper Perspective on Causality" and 'The Path of the Initial-Level Practitioner: A Conclusion"

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