Review of the four seals

66 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Part of an ongoing series of teachings (retreat and Friday) based on the book The Foundation of Buddhist Practice, second volume in “The Library of Wisdom and Compassion” series by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chodron.

  • What are the beneficial aspects of transient nature?
  • Discussion of three types dukkha
  • Difference between empty and selfless
  • Short meditation to look at how things are designated
  • What is the nature of ignorance?

The Foundation of Buddhist Practice 66: Review of the Four Seals (download)

Bhikshuni Thubten Jampa

Bhikshuni Thubten Jampa is from Hamburg, Germany. She took refuge in 2001. Bhikshuni Jampa studied politics and sociology for 5 years at the Humboldt-University in Berlin and received her master in Social Science in 2004. Afterwards she worked for the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) in Berlin till 2007 and for the Tibetan Center Hamburg from 2007-2011. She completed monastic training at Sravasti Abbey, USA from 2011-2022. Today she lives in Hamburg again as a fully ordained nun (Bhikshuni) and studies full-time at the Dharma College at the Tibetan Centre. She occasionally offers lectures, retreats, regular meditations and a study group at the Buddhist Society Hamburg and if requested at the Tibetan Centre, among other places. Bhikshuni Thubten Jampa is also involved in the Hamburg Buddhist Society (BGH).