Three types of dependent arising and how they prove emptiness
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland 
Apr 22, 2016 Part of a series of teachings based on Nagarjuna's Precious Garland: Advice for a King sponsored by Semkye Ling center in Schneverdingen, Germany, April 20 to April 23, 2016. The teachings are in English with German translation.
- Our spiritual practice and daily practice depends on sentient beings
- Three kinds of dependent arising as explained by the Dalai Lama
- Causal dependence
- Mutual dependence
- Dependent designation
- Karma is constructive or destructive in dependence on the result
- Using dependent arising to look at our emotions
Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland: Dependent arising (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.
