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A refutation of Vaisesika soteriology
Completion of commentary on the section "Self and Suffering” and beginning the section on “A…
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Self and suffering, part 2 with questions and answers
Continued commentary on the section "Self and Suffering” and Venerable Thubten Chodron answers questions.
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Equanimity and bodhicitta
The great scope practices with a meditation on equanimity, plus the first steps in the…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path
An overview of and short reading from "Approaching the Buddhist Path," Volume 1 of The…
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Truth of the path
Completion of commentary on the truth of cessation, and beginning of commentary on the truth…
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Peace and sublimity
Commentary covers the second and third aspects of the truth of cessation: peace and sublimity,…
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Meditating on no self
Commentary on the way of meditating on no-self, how to prove omniscience, and beginning the…
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The reasons that prove cessation
Commentary on the reasons that prove the truth of cessation.
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Virtue, nonvirtue, merit, and roots of nonvirtue
Completing Chapter 5, covering five types of virtues and five types of nonvirtues and starting…
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Refuting a primal substance and independent self
Covering Verses 26-32 of Chapter 6, presenting Buddhist refutations of a primal substance and the…
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