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Venerable Thubten Chodron Is the Buddha’s word always spoken by the Buddha?
Three sections in Chapter 5, including proving that the Mahayana sutras are the words of…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro What exactly is ethics?
How ethics is the virtuous thought to abandon both harming others and the thoughts that…
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Definitions
Continuing the section on Definitions in Chapter 20 "Definitions, Divisions, and Illustrations."
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The seven jewels of the aryas: Cultivating wisdom
Discussing the seventh jewel of the aryas, wisdom, and the three ways we can develop…
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Decreasing miserliness and increasing generosity
Venerable Sangye Khadro explains Verse 25 of the “37 Practices of Bodhisattvas.” She talks about…
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The bodhisattva’s job is to wake us up
Venerable Sangye Khadro explains Verse 24 of the “37 Practices of Bodhisattvas.” She talks about…
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Authenticity of the mahayana scriptures
Covering the section in Chapter 5 on discussions surrounding the authenticity of the Mahayana scriptures.
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The seven jewels of the aryas: Personal integrity
How to increase your integrity and consideration for others, considering what kind of person we…
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Misperception of how things appear
Venerable Sangye Khadro explains Verse 23 of the “37 Practices of Bodhisattvas.” Explaining emptiness and…
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The three purposes of debate
Teaching on the three purposes of debate, and beginning Chapter 20 on definitions, divisions and…
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The seven jewels of the aryas: Consideration for sel...
Personal integrity and consideration for others, the fifth and sixth jewels of the aryas.
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Emptiness: Everything depends on our mind
Venerable Sangye Khadro explains Verse 22 of the “37 Practices of Bodhisattvas.” Learning about emptiness…
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