Essence of Refined Gold

Teachings on the Third Dalai Lama's commentary on "Songs of Experience" by Lama Tsongkhapa.

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Essence of Refined Gold

Cultivating the correct view

An in-depth look at how we apprehend objects, including the self, and how we can…

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The ultimate mode of existence

Investigating inherent existence through Chandrakirti's seven points for investigating the ultimate mode of existence.

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Investigating the self

Using Chandrakirti's seven points of investigating the ultimate mode of existence to investigate how the…

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Sunrise at Borobudur, the back view of the Buddha and stupas.
Essence of Refined Gold

Refuting the inherent self

Using reasoning to refute the inherent existence of the self and all phenomena.

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Sunrise at Borobudur, the back view of the Buddha and stupas.
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Refuting inherently existent phenomena

Using the "diamond slivers" reasoning to refute the inherent production of phenomena.

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Sunrise at Borobudur, the back view of the Buddha and stupas.
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Dependent arising and emptiness

Investigating ultimate and conventional truth through the teachings on dependent arising and emptiness.

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Sunrise at Borobudur, the back view of the Buddha and stupas.
Essence of Refined Gold

The Vajrayana path

Concluding the series with an explanation on the four ways to benefit trainees, the combination…

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