Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland
Commentaries on Precious Garland of Advice for a King by Nagarjuna.
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Renunciation and compassion
The mind at death, the nourishing of karma, and how renunciation and compassion are two…
View PostThe 12 links of dependent arising
Ending the 12 links of dependent arising, correcting wrong views in how we perceive a…
View PostThe self and the aggregates
When the conception of "I" exists there is action, from action there is also birth,…
View PostEmptiness of self
Understanding unfamiliar concepts in the teaching: the mind, the self, and emptiness of the self.
View PostConception of “I”
How all beings arise from the conception of "I" and are enveloped with the conception…
View PostAbandoning nonvirtue, practicing virtue
Avoiding the ten nonvirtues is the basis for practicing ethical conduct. How taking precepts in…
View PostThe fourth distortion
The source of suffering is due to our misconceptions in perceiving phenomena.
View PostMotivation in practicing virtue
The importance of creating virtue with the proper motivation.
View PostThe truth of the origin of suffering
Looking at inappropriate attention and how it works in our mind, creating attachment and suffering.
View PostA proper motivation
How the proper motivation is required in order to reap the full benefits of our…
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