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Gomchen Lamrim

Three types of compassion

Continued commentary on Chandrakirti's homage to great compassion, explaining three ways to observe sentient beings…

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Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Chapter 4: Verses 370-381

Through undergoing small inconveniences and putting in the effort to practice the bodhisattva path great…

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On Impermanence

Being Tashi, facing the death of a child

A student searches for peace after the death of her child.

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Middle Way Philosophy

Practicing the Dharma purely

Practical advice on practicing the Dharma well and avoiding spiritual materialism.

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Middle Way Philosophy

The ineffability of emptiness

Exploring paradoxical statements about emptiness in their specific context in Buddhist philosophy.

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Middle Way Philosophy

Discussion: Emptiness, ethical conduct, and mindfulness

Geshe Dadul Namgyal responds to questions on self- and other-emptiness, and on uncompounded phenomena.

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Middle Way Philosophy

The Madhyamaka view: A review

Geshe Dadul Namgyal returns to teach on the Middle Way view of Buddhist philosophy, beginning…

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Middle Way Philosophy

The whole and its parts

Using the reasoning of dependence on parts to show how things cannot be inherently existent.

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