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Wisdom

All conditioned phenomena are impermanent

Clarifying the meaning of important terms and exploring the messiness of conventional existence.

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Intoxicants and celibacy

Explaining the two precepts westerners have the most difficulty with—taking intoxicants and unwise or unkind…

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Wisdom

Who is tired?

Discussing how change is a constant process rather than a sequence of permanent moments.

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Wisdom

The five aggregates are empty, also

How conventional and ultimate bodhicitta eliminate self-grasping and self-centeredness.

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Wisdom

The perfection of wisdom

An introduction to the Heart Sutra and the importance of studying this profound text.

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Buddhist Worldview

Why is the Vinaya important if things are empty?

Why ethical conduct is the foundation of compassion and how these are essential for cultivating…

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Volume 7 Searching for the Self

Searching for the self 

Commentary on the "Sutta on a Lump of Foam" (SN 22.95) analyzing how the five…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Benefits of practicing the Pratimoksha

Explaining the different Vinaya schools, also how the practice of Vinaya and having limits helps…

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Stages of the Path

How karma is accumulated

Identifying karma that is accumulated and how you die and are reborn.

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Healing Anger

More remedies for anger

Antidotes to anger, and different styles of anger that can manifest behaviorally.

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Healing Anger

Strategies for managing anger

Teaching on how to manage anger, and the causes and conditions that lead to anger.

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Healing Anger

Discovering anger within

What Buddhism says about anger as a mental factor, and how to relate to anger…

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