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Venerable Sangye Khadro Mind-only tenet school: Part 3
Explanation of the Mind-only school tenets on perception, selflessness, and grounds and paths.
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Venerable Thubten Lamsel Characteristics of karma
The fundamentals of karma: What it is, how it works, why it’s important, and how…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Determining spiritual experiences
Explanation of the fifth precept on avoiding intoxicants and how to assess our spiritual experiences.
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The Three Jewels
The qualities of the Three Jewels according to the Fundamental and Perfection Vehicles.
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The five precepts
Explanation of the first four of the five precepts followed by Buddhists.
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The “Ye Dharma Dharani”
Starting teaching from Chapter 10, explaining "dharani" to describe how they cover different aspects of…
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70 Topics: Knower of paths
Overview of chapter 2, knower of paths, and its first four topics.
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Giving up attachment
Commentary on verses 1-3 of Chapter 8, "Meditation". How attachment to the wonders of this…
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Working with anger
Practical advice on working with anger in personal relationships and dealing with criticism.
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Mind-only tenet school: Part 2
Assertions of the Mind-only tenet school on the two truths, the modes of existence of…
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Compassion and the determination to be free
Completing Chapter 9, describing how to think about the four truths in terms of three…
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