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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) Meditation: Searching for the self
Geshe Dadul Namgyal guides a meditation on searching for the sense of "I" that inherently…
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Right understanding of emptiness
Tendencies to watch out for when learning about emptiness, and important distinctions to be made…
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The Madhyamaka view: Questions and answers
Geshe Dadul Namgyal answers questions from the first day of teachings on the Madhyamaka view.
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Ignorance, afflictions, and emptiness
The relationship between the wisdom realizing emptiness and the other practices on the path, and…
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Meditation: The true nature of the self
An analytical meditation on searching for the true nature of the self.
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The Madhyamaka view
An overview of Madhyamaka philosophy and the apparently conflicting views taught by the Buddha to…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Chapter 1: Verses 63-68
Refuting inherent existence by refuting inherent coming and going. How the impermanent, transitory person, experiences…
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Chapter 1: Verses 57-62
To get to the view of the middle way that avoids the two extremes is…
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Chapter 1: Verses 49-56
Refuting the two extreme views—that things are totally nonexistent or inherently exist. Without abandoning the…
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Chapter 1: Verses 45-48
Refuting inherent existence eliminates grasping at true existence and leads to liberation. Refuting inherent existence…
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Chapter 1: Verses 39-44
How different tenet schools posit what nirvana is, and how the Prasangika Madhyamikas refute assertions…
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Chapter 1: Verses 36-38
Looking at the causes of rebirth in samsara, its unsatisfactory nature, and the causes for…
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