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Three levels of wisdom: Hearing, thinking, and meditating

Three levels of wisdom: Hearing, thinking, and meditating

A teaching given as part of The Dalai Lama Global Vision Summit 2023 sponsored by Lion’s Roar and Tibet House US.

  • What it means to hear, think and meditate on the Dharma
  • The importance of hearing, learning and study
  • Hearing the Dharma and the analogy of the three pots
  • The importance of thinking or reflecting
  • Two different kinds of meditation
  • Guided meditation on the benefits of the three wisdoms

Three levels of wisdom: Hearing, thinking, & meditating (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.

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