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108 Verses: Verses 7-9
Three types of compassion and examples of bucket in a well for comparing cyclic existence.
View PostSelf-centeredness and compassion
How to examine our mind closely so we understand what to take responsibility for and…
View PostThe six preparatory practices
The six practices to do to prepare the body and mind and create a conducive…
View PostSautrantika views
Objects of observation, possibility of omniscience, subtle mind and energy, and how ethical conduct is…
View PostGoals and obscurations
Selflessness in the Sautrantika school, meditating on topics other than emptiness, two ultimate goals, and…
View PostThe four seals
Geshe Dorji Damdul skillfully explains how ignorance leads to suffering and how to be rid…
View PostReality and appearances
How all functioning things have parts, same and different entities, the gap between reality and…
View PostVerse 19-4: Antidote to depression
How meditating on precious human life results in constant awareness of how fortunate we are,…
View PostBenefits of studying emptiness
How to actually practice wisdom and meditate on emptiness according to Prasangika Madhyamaka.
View PostVerse 19-3: Bodhisattva practices
The importance of aiming for a precious human life, even if that's not our long-term…
View PostMeditation practice
An explanation of the various kinds of Buddhist meditation, how to set up a daily…
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