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Sautrāntika tenet school: Part 2
Explanation of the Sautrāntika tenet school assertions on consciousness, perception and conception, and types of…
View PostSaying goodbye to our spiritual teachers
How to rely on a spiritual mentor and continue to practice well after they pass…
View PostNagarjuna’s analysis of arising
Completing teaching from Chapter 8, explaining Nagarjuna's four-point analysis of arising.
View PostSteadfastness
Commentary on verses 46-49. How aspiration and steadfastness support and increase each other. Also the…
View PostEmpathetic joy: The third immeasurable thought
An in-depth look at the third immeasurable: empathetic joy.
View PostSautrāntika tenet school: Part 1
Introduction to the Sautrāntika school and the mode of asserting objects including conventional and ultimate…
View PostSaying goodbye to our spiritual teachers
How to choose and rely on a spiritual mentor and cultivate the qualities of a…
View PostUltimate nature of the twelve links
Continuing the teachings from Chapter 8, covering the section "The Ultimate Nature of the Twelve…
View Post70 Topics: Introduction
Overview of the "Ornament for Clear Realization," the basis for the 70 topics.
View PostContemplating karma and its effects
Contemplating karmic cause and effect to strengthen the aspiration for virtue.
View PostVaibhāṣika tenet school: Part 3
Explanation of the five paths according to the Vaibhāṣika school and assertions on the objects…
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