Mar 16, 2019
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The emptiness of the giver, the giving, and the rece...
Venerable Sangye Khadro continues with Verse 30 of the “37 Practices of Bodhisattvas,” discussing the…
View PostReview of the possibility of ending duhkha
Venerable Thubten Jampa leads a review of the section "The Possibility of Ending Duhkha" on…
View Post“Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature”
Nirvana is not a place but a state of mind attained by internal transformation. The…
View PostWhat is the mind?
Venerable Sangye Khadro covers the definition of awareness and the divisions of awareness into sense…
View PostDeveloping concentration takes practice
How concentration is not easy, but we keep working at it.
View PostJoyous effort, not perfection
Joyous effort and the three types of laziness and their antidotes.
View PostWhat patience feels like
Venerable Sangye Khadro continues on Verse 27 of the “37 Practices of Bodhisattvas,” comparing patience…
View PostIs the Buddha’s word always spoken by the Buddha?
Three sections in Chapter 5, including proving that the Mahayana sutras are the words of…
View PostWhat exactly is ethics?
How ethics is the virtuous thought to abandon both harming others and the thoughts that…
View PostDefinitions
Continuing the section on Definitions in Chapter 20 "Definitions, Divisions, and Illustrations."
View PostThe seven jewels of the aryas: Cultivating wisdom
Discussing the seventh jewel of the aryas, wisdom, and the three ways we can develop…
View PostDecreasing miserliness and increasing generosity
Venerable Sangye Khadro explains Verse 25 of the “37 Practices of Bodhisattvas.” She talks about…
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