Teaching the concluding sections, covering “A Deeper Perspective on Causality” and ‘The Path of the Initial-Level Practitioner: A Conclusion”
The path of the initial level practitioner
Venerable Thubten Chodron teaches on the second volume of The Library of Wisdom and Compassion co-authored with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, on Buddhist theories of perception and the foundation stages of the Buddhist path.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron teaches on the second volume of The Library of Wisdom and Compassion co-authored with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, on Buddhist theories of perception and the foundation stages of the Buddhist path.
The Complexity of karma
Explaining accounts of karmic events that can be difficult to comprehend and describing the causes for higher rebirth and liberation and awakening.
Creating our future
Continuing the teaching on purifying destructive karma and explaining how we can make wise decisions that bring about happiness in the future.
Purifying destructive karma
Teaching how to purify past destructive karma by practicing the four opponent powers: regret, antidote, resolve, and reliance.
Imperceptible forms
Explaining imperceptible form, why different tenet schools describe that differently and describing the combinations of bright and gloomy karma and its effects.
Intention karma and intended karma
Teaching on intention karma and intended karma and explaining the views of different tenet systems.
The workings of karma
Beginning Chapter 12, covering the sections on different ways of classifying out actions.
Review of the 10 nonvirtuous actions
Reviewing Chapter 11, describing the ten nonvirtuous actions, factors that makes karma heavy and effect of purification.
Review of Chapter 10
Reviewing Chapter 10, discussing what is karma and the general characteristics of karma.
Review of Chapter 9
Reviewing Chapter 9, discussing the 9 point death meditation.