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Venerable Thubten Chodron Spread of Buddhadharma
Beginning Chapter 4 "The Spread of the Buddhadharma and Buddhist Canons."
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Four kinds of direct perceivers
Covering the sections in Chapter 12 “Four Types of Direct Perceivers” and “Believing in Something…
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Disagreement and conflict
Teaching on the six roots of dispute, and the principle of 'survival of the most…
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Inferential cognizers and direct perceivers
Teaching on the last two types of consciousnesses: inferential cognizers and direct perceivers.
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Qualities to abandon and cultivate
Teaching on various qualities of mind to abandon, and others to adopt, such as fear,…
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Doubt and correctly assuming consciousness
Teaching on the seven types of awareness, including doubt and correctly assuming consciousnesses.
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Building confidence to live your life to the fullest
What it means to have confidence, and how to develop stable self-confidence through self-acceptance and…
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The power of Nyung Ne with questions and answers
What it means to take refuge during the Nyung Ne practice. Answers to questions on…
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One teacher, many traditions: But what is the path?
How the Buddha's many discourses are not contradictory but show he was a skillful teacher…
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Finding inspiration in the qualities of Medicine Buddha
How the physical features of the Medicine Buddha illustrate his qualities and how they inspire…
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Venerable Thubten Samten Review of dependent origination
Venerable Thubten Samten reviews the three types of dependent origination.
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Chapter 7: Verses 59-76
Cultivating the far-reaching practice of joyous effort brings joy to dharma practice and is a…
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