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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Primordially pure awareness

Explaining the meaning of "primordially pure" and our need to interweave the understanding of emptiness…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Rigpa

Explaining rigpa, continuing the teaching from the section "Afflictive Mental States and the Nature of…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Afflictions and the nature of the mind

Explaining how the mind is different from mental factors, teaching from the next section, “Afflictive…

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Wisdom

Three levels of wisdom: Hearing, thinking, and medit...

The three wisdoms establish a foundation, refine understanding, and make the Dharma part of us.

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

A bodhisattva’s humility

Commentary to verses on developing a bodhisattva’s joy and humility in pacifying others’ sufferings.

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

No real owner of suffering

Commentary on verses about the equality of one’s own and others’ suffering.

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Excellent qualities can be enhanced

Explaining how it is possible to cultivate the mind’s excellent qualities limitlessly in the section…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Why do I protect myself and not others?

Using reasoning to move beyond the self-centered attitude and care about the happiness and suffering…

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