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Venerable Thubten Chodron Ways in which we apprehend phenomena
What does it mean when we say that things, including the self, exist in dependence…
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Cultivating the correct view
The importance of meditating on emptiness. How ignorance leads to suffering and wisdom eliminates suffering.…
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Ultimate and conventional existence
The ultimate nature of emptiness within the three aspects of the path, discussion of ultimate…
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama 
Refuge, bodhicitta, the four noble truths
A presentation of the four noble truths from a Mahayana perspective, and a reminder of…
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Manjushri and the three vehicles
A description of how the Manjushri practice fits within the three vehicles, some historical perspective,…
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Generating bodhicitta
Concluding an exploration of the seven-point cause-and-effect meditation by looking at how compassion and the…
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Obtaining offerings properly and setting the right p...
Further instruction on how to make offerings, and a commentary on the third preparatory practice:…
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Introduction to the lamrim teachings
An overview of the lamrim including qualities of the compilers and teachings.
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