Essence of Refined Gold
Teachings on the Third Dalai Lama's commentary on "Songs of Experience" by Lama Tsongkhapa.
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Cultivating the correct view
An in-depth look at how we apprehend objects, including the self, and how we can…
View PostThe ultimate mode of existence
Investigating inherent existence through Chandrakirti's seven points for investigating the ultimate mode of existence.
View PostInvestigating the self
Using Chandrakirti's seven points of investigating the ultimate mode of existence to investigate how the…
View PostRefuting the inherent self
Using reasoning to refute the inherent existence of the self and all phenomena.
View PostRefuting inherently existent phenomena
Using the "diamond slivers" reasoning to refute the inherent production of phenomena.
View PostDependent arising and emptiness
Investigating ultimate and conventional truth through the teachings on dependent arising and emptiness.
View PostThe Vajrayana path
Concluding the series with an explanation on the four ways to benefit trainees, the combination…
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