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Venerable Sangye Khadro Mind-only tenet school: Part 3
Explanation of the Mind-only school tenets on perception, selflessness, and grounds and paths.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron The “Ye Dharma Dharani”
Starting teaching from Chapter 10, explaining "dharani" to describe how they cover different aspects of…
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Giving up attachment
Commentary on verses 1-3 of Chapter 8, "Meditation". How attachment to the wonders of this…
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Mind-only tenet school: Part 2
Assertions of the Mind-only tenet school on the two truths, the modes of existence of…
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Compassion and the determination to be free
Completing Chapter 9, describing how to think about the four truths in terms of three…
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Making effort, joyfully
Commentary to verses 68-76 of Chapter 7, "Enthusiasm". How to use conscientiousness and introspection as…
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Mind-only tenet school: Part 1
Introduction to the Mind-only or Cittamātra school including views on the two truths and the…
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Good Karma: Embracing hardship for others’ sake
Transforming hardship into the path to awakening.
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Finding true happiness
Continuing teaching from Chapter 9, describing the way to investigate the source of true happiness…
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Joy and rest as supports for joyous effort
How to generate the strong intention to apply antidotes to the afflictions, and engage in…
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Sautrāntika tenet school: Part 3
The Sautrāntika school views on valid and invalid cognizers, and assertions on selflessness.
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Apologizing and forgiving
How to engage in apologizing and forgiving as part of the practice of compassion.
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