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Incarcerated people Depression and Buddha nature
A person in prison gives advice to a student with depression from his own personal…
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Khensur Jampa Tegchok Clarifying misunderstood teachings
More on the differences between tenet systems, labels, and clarifying misunderstood teachings.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Understanding emptiness: Part 2
Discussion on topics of emptiness of space, permanence of nirvana, labels, cognizers, enlightenment, nirvana, and…
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Liberation and tenet schools
Verses 45-49 on what liberation means, the extremes of existence and non-existence, and distinctions between…
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Integrating emptiness
Integrating the teachings in emptiness and identifying the object of negation, followed by some advice…
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Understanding emptiness: Part 1
Question-and-answer session covering balancing practice of method and wisdom aspects of the path, realizations, purification,…
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Understanding emptiness, attaining liberation
How to attain liberation by understanding emptiness, and explaining nihilism and wrong views.
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa The four opponent powers for purification
The importance of purifying negative karma and how to use the four opponent powers in…
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Six harmonies in a sangha community
Practical guidelines for setting up and living in a Dharma community or monastery, and the…
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Simplifying our lives
Letting go of life's complications by giving up the dissatisfied mind and closing down the…
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