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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) Unborn clear light mind
Comparing how the primordially pure mind is understood in the New Translation School (clear light…
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Enacting others’ welfare
Commentary on Shantideva's verses that explain how to exchange self and others.
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Primordially pure awareness
Explaining the meaning of "primordially pure" and our need to interweave the understanding of emptiness…
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The importance of realizing emptiness
Why emptiness is the antidote to ignorance and the path to peace.
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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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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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A bodhisattva’s humility
Commentary to verses on developing a bodhisattva’s joy and humility in pacifying others’ sufferings.
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Reflection on cultivating excellent qualities
Leading a discussion on points 1-3 in the reflection at the end of the section…
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No real owner of suffering
Commentary on verses about the equality of one’s own and others’ suffering.
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