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Illumination of the Thought

Teachings on Lama Tsongkhapa’s commentary on Supplement to the Middle Way by Chandrakirti.

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Geshe Yeshi Lhundup smiles while teaching in the Meditation Hall.
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First bodhisattva ground: The Very Joyful

Commentary on the grounds of bodhisattva superiors and beginning the commentary on the first ground,…

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Outshining hearers and solitary realizers

Explanation of how bodhisattva superiors outshine hearers and solitary realizers by way of their qualities.

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Outshining through intelligence

How bodhisattvas outshine hearers and solitary realizers in intelligence and beginning the section on how…

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Realizing emptiness by hearers and solitary realizers

Further explanation why Hearers and Solitary Realizers realize the emptiness of inherent existence and the…

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Review session: Coarse and subtle selflessness

A review of Chandrakirti's assertions that hearer and solitary realizer arhats realize the emptiness of…

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Common and uncommon afflictions

The difference between uncommon and common afflictions, and the distinction between the coarse and subtle…

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Review session: Identifying the root of samsara

A review of topics including identifying the correct root cause of samsara and the different…

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Gold and blue drawing of Chandrakirti.
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Homage to Compassion

Chandrakirti praises compassion as the source of bodhicitta.

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