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Venerable Thubten Chodron Practical ethics and leadership
The first of two talks based on Nagarjuna's Precious Garland of Advice for a King…
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Practical ethics from Nagarjuna
Advice and discussion about governing and leadership, Buddhist activism, and compassion towards prisoners.
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Chapter 5: Verses 491-492
Explanation of the qualities by which one can identify a suitable spiritual mentor, and how…
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Dependent designation
Teaching on how everything depends on thought, and an explanation of the analogy of the…
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Dependent arising and emptiness
How to see ourselves as an illusion instead of buying into our usual distorted view…
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Questioning appearances
Teaching on extending the meditation on emptiness to things we own, and on the union…
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Existence of the “I”
Reviewing the four-point analysis of the emptiness of the self and teaching on coarse and…
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Chapter 5: Verses 488-491
Teaching on the last section of this text, 'Closing Words of Advice.' Explanation of four…
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Chapter 5: Verses 484-489
A comical explanation of the taking-and-giving meditation and beginning to teach on the last section…
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Chapter 5: Verses 477-484
Teaching the "Twenty-Verse Prayer," focusing on verses of aspiration and dedication for self and others.
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi “Precious Garland” review: Quiz 8 questi...
Venerable Thubten Chonyi reviews the infinite merit required to attain the Buddha's bodies and the…
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