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Venerable Sangye Khadro Prāsaṅgika Madhyamaka tenets: Part 4
Explanation of the Prāsaṅgika assertions about the mind and the selflessness of persons and phenomena.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron The importance of consistency
How we can cultivate consistency and authenticity in our practice of compassion.
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Venerable Thubten Damcho Meditation on consistency in compassion
A guided meditation on how to cultivate consistency in our practice of compassion by reflecting…
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Nirvana as the object of meditation
Continuing teaching from Chapter 11, explaining nirvana as the object of meditation.
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The foulness of the body
To counter desire for the body, Shantideva gives us verses to pull back the veil…
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Venerable Thubten Dekyi Invasive weeds of the mind
Venerable Dekyi compares working in the Abbey's gardens to cultivating the wisdom and compassion of…
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Perfection of generosity: Non-material giving
Three types of offering non-material generosity, by reverence, protection, and love.
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Perfection of generosity: Giving fearlessly
Supporting ethical and virtuous conduct with conventional analysis, and generosity of even most precious possessions…
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Perfection of generosity: Do we really own anything?
Investigating the mental attitude of ownership of objects and generosity
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Perfection of generosity: Learning to connect with e...
Recognizing similarities across humanity and creating an economy of generosity.
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Perfection of generosity: What makes generosity sincere
How to evaluate our intentions for giving and an explanation of different types of generosity…
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The skeleton in the body
Commentary to verses 41-47 of Shantideva's Chapter 8. Reflecting on the nature of the body…
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