Buddha nature
Teachings on buddha nature, the innate quality of the mind that enables all beings to attain enlightenment.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Introduction to Medicine Buddha
An introduction to the Medicine Buddha practice outlining who he is and explaining the mantra.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Unlocking your potential
How to overcome obstacles and create causes to realize our full human potential.
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The five aggregates are empty, also
How conventional and ultimate bodhicitta eliminate self-grasping and self-centeredness.
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Distinguishing features of the Three Jewels
Describing the distinguishing features of the Three Jewels, causal and resultant refuge, from Chapter 2…
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Buddha nature
Explaining the two types of Buddha nature to help us understand our potential.
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Awareness of our buddha nature eliminates hindrances
Concluding teaching from the text, "Samsara, Nirvana and Buddha Nature", covering the topic are we…
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Nothing is to be removed
Explaining how the uninterrupted path leads to liberated path, transforming buddha nature and the third…
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Turning the Dharma wheel and buddha nature
Explaining how the progression of teachings in the three turnings of the wheel presents the…
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Four puzzling points
Explaining the four puzzling points, from the section, "A Puzzle", in Chapter 13.
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Three aspects of the Tathagatagarbha
Explaining the three aspects of the Buddha Essence, from the section "Three Aspects of the…
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What obscures our buddha nature
Explaining the remaining five similes, from the section, "Nine Similes for Tathāgatagarbha" and beginning the…
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Like gold in filth
Explaining the third and fourth similes, from the section “Nine Similes of Tathagatagarbha”, in Chapter…
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