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Divisions of the selfless
The division of all phenomena according to the Sautrantika tenet school.
View PostSorrow and Hope
A prayer to Kuan Yin, a female manifestation of the Buddha of Compassion, in light…
View PostDependent arising
Sharing a newly written prayer to Kwan Yin and teaching on the relationship between emptiness…
View PostGuided by bodhicitta to create an energy field for c...
An interview with Dharma Drum Humanity Magazine, in which Venerable Chodron talks about her early…
View PostOutline of the selfless
Continuing Chapter 9 “Basic Buddhist Ontology” and reviewing the outline of the selfless, which includes…
View PostIllusion-like appearances
Covering three sections on the illusion-like appearance of conventional reality experienced after meditative equipoise on…
View PostCorrect signs practice and review
Sharing practice signs sent in by students and starting on Chapter 9 on “Basic Buddhist…
View PostIdentifying inherent existence
Covering the section “Establishing the lack of an intrinsic nature of 'mine'” and explores how…
View PostThree types of correct signs
Covering Chapter 8 on “The Three Types of Correct Signs” - effect, nature, and non-observation.
View PostIdentifying the person
Teaching on how to identify the conventionally existent person and challenge its appearance of being…
View PostValid syllogisms
Going over practice syllogisms and teaching on Chapter 7 on the two types of valid…
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