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Venerable Thubten Chodron Feeling empathy
Comparing rebirth in cyclic existence to a bucket going up and down a well.
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The fourth nonvirtue of speech: Idle talk (part 1)
The motivation for idle talk is basically to pass time and amuse ourselves. If our…
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Review of three kinds of dependent arising
Review of the three levels of dependent arising and the role of conceptuality in mistaken…
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Specifically and generally characterized phenomena
Continuing with Chapter 10, covering the section “The Division of Existents into Specifically Characterized Phenomena…
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“Approaching the Buddhist Path”: Book re...
A reading from the first book of the multi-volume The Library of Wisdom and Compassion…
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Why monastics matter in the modern world
Venerable Thubten Chodron explains how the role of monastics today is not much different than…
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The third nonvirtue of speech: Harsh speech (part 3)
Harsh speech sometimes happens in close relationships. In a marital argument, both parties feel hurt…
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Examples of mutual dependence
Examples of objects that exist in mutual dependence on each other, such as cause/effect, agent/action/object,…
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Ultimate and conventional truths
Continuing with Chapter 10, covering the section “The Division of Existents into Ultimate Truths and…
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The Foundation of Buddhist Practice
Publication of Volume 2 of The Library of Wisdom and Compassion
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The third nonvirtue of speech: Harsh speech (part 2)
When adults scare children by saying there are ghosts, this is a form of harsh…
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Three kinds of dependent arising
Teaching on the three kinds of dependent arising and reviewing illusion-like appearance.
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