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How to See Yourself As You Really Are

Closeness to others

How recognizing the kindness of others develops a sense of closeness to them.

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How to See Yourself As You Really Are

Compassion as an antidote to anger

The antidotes to anger as the first step towards cultivating compassion for all sentient beings.

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How to See Yourself As You Really Are

A bucket in a well

Explaining the analogy of cyclic existence as a bucket in a well, focusing on karma…

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How to See Yourself As You Really Are

Feeling empathy

Comparing rebirth in cyclic existence to a bucket going up and down a well.

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Specifically and generally characterized phenomena

Continuing with Chapter 10, covering the section “The Division of Existents into Specifically Characterized Phenomena…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Ultimate and conventional truths

Continuing with Chapter 10, covering the section “The Division of Existents into Ultimate Truths and…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Products and nonproduced phenomena

Continuing with Chapter 10, covering the section “The Division of Existents into Products and Nonproduced…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Permanent phenomena and functioning things

Venerable Tenzin Tsepal continues in Chapter 10, covering Examples of Permanent Phenomena and Functioning Things.

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Impermanent and permanent phenomena

Venerable Tenzin Tsepal teaches on the first division existents into permanent and impermanent phenomena.

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Group photo from teachings at Phendeling Center.
Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland

Instructions for enhancing the collection of merit

Specific ways to create merit by benefiting others with a compassionate attitude. How Nagarjuna's advice…

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Group photo from teachings at Phendeling Center.
Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland

The two collections prevent physical and mental suff...

Why we should not be discouraged about attaining awakening. How the collections of merit and…

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