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Cultivate wisdom that can overcome ignorance at all levels and lead to the attainment of liberation and full awakening.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Challenging self view
The various reasonings refuting that the person exists inherently in or separate from the aggregates.
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Refuting inherent existence
Analyzing whether the person is one with the aggregates, and how we have difficulty seeing…
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Emptiness and compassion
Analyzing whether the person is one or different from the aggregates.
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Karma and emptiness
An overview of why we would want to learn about emptiness and teaches on the…
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Chapter 3: Verses 259-267
Practicing generosity to benefit others and accumulate merit. Practicing the activities to accumulate wisdom.
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Chapter 3: Verses 246-258
Nagarjuna's advice to a king on benefiting others can be used to develop generosity and…
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa “Precious Garland” review: Quiz part 4 q...
Discussion of emptiness and how things and persons exist, including correctly identifying the object of…
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“Precious Garland” review: Quiz part 4 q...
Discussion of quiz part four questions 3 and 4 to review Chapter 1. The different…
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Venerable Thubten Samten “Precious Garland” review: Quiz question...
Discussion of quiz part 3 questions 13-15 and part 4 questions 1-2 to review verses…
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The results of virtue and nonvirtue
Reflecting on the results of virtuous and nonvirtuous actions motivates us to create the causes…
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Questions and answers on karma
Responses to questions on karma and its effects. Understanding karma through the analogy of a…
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