Seven-point Mind Training
Teachings on the Seven-point Mind Training by 12th-century Tibetan master Geshe Chekawa, one of the earliest texts in the thought transformation (lojong) genre of teachings.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Basis of designation
How both faith and wisdom are needed to make progress on the path and how…
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Different views of selflessness
How selflessness is viewed in the four philosophical tenet schools.
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Tenet schools and selflessness
A continued explanation of selflessness according to the four philosophical tenet schools and their views…
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Selflessness, karma, and rebirth
A discussion about the different philosophical tenet systems, whether they all aim for buddhahood, how…
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Ultimate and conventional existence
How the mind grasps at a truly existing "I," and how ultimate analysis or probing…
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Emptiness of phenomena
How phenomena are designated by thought. Anger is presented as an example to show that…
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Review: Bodhicitta and the afflictions
A review of the end of the section on cultivating conventional bodhicitta and the meaning…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Review: Teachings on emptiness
A review of the beginning of the section on cultivating ultimate bodhicitta: creating the causes…
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The root of samsara
How things and self are merely imputed by thought and how ignorance is the root…
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Establishing selflessness
Three mistaken approaches to determining selflessness and the order for establishing selflessness.
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Venerable Thubten Semkye Review: Object of negation
A review of the commentary on identifying the object of negation: the reasoning used to…
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The self and the aggregates
Selflessness of persons: how to investigate if the self is inherently one with the aggregates.
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