Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Commentaries on a 3rd century philosophical text on how to meditate on the nature of reality.

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 1: Verses 9-16

Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe responds to questions and continues giving commentary on Verses 9 to 16,…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 1: Verses 17-25

Geshe Thabkhe concludes teaching on Chapter 1 on loosening our attachment to our loved ones…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 2: Verses 26 – 35

Geshe Thabkhe responds to questions and continues teaching on Chapter 2, devoted to abandoning erroneous…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 2: Verses 36-38

Geshe Thabkhe gives teachings on abandoning the belief in pleasure and refutes that anything that…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 2: Verses 39-50

Geshe Thabkhe continues teaching on the inappropriateness of seeing what is suffering as pleasure, and…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 2: Summary and discussion

Geshe Thabkhe outlines the discussion between proponents of truly existent pleasure and suffering and those…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 3: Verses 51-66

Geshe Thabkhe teaches on Chapter 3, on abandoning the view of the cleanliness of the…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 3: Verses 67–74

Geshe Thabkhe talks about how seeing the impurity of both body and mind will help…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapters 3-4: Verses 75-85

Geshe Thabkhe begins teaching on Chapter 4, speaking about the antidote to overcome manifest conceptions…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 4: Verses 85–89

Teachings on how cultivating the correct view of self leads to compassion and explanation of…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 4: Verses 90–100

What does it take to be an ethical leader? Is it appropriate for a country's…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 4: Verses 85-92

Examining the reasons why it is inappropriate for those in power to be proud, relating…

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