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Review of Chapter 7: Counteracting desire
Venerable Thubten Chonyi draws from Aryadeva's text as well as other sources to examine and…
View PostChapter 7: Abandoning attachment to sense objects
Why our attachment to samsara is completely inappropriate, and how giving it up will bring…
View PostChapters 6-7: Verses 150-152
An explanation of emptiness of the mind, emptiness of afflictions, and managing manifest afflictions as…
View PostChapter 6: Verses 144-149
The disadvantages of anger and the advantages of practicing fortitude when faced with difficulties.
View PostChapter 6: Verses 136-138
An explanation of dependent arising, which serves as both the reason to prove emptiness and…
View PostChapter 6: Verses 131-135
What causes desire and anger to arise and how the different tenet systems differ in…
View PostChapter 6: Abandoning disturbing emotions
Learning to recognize ignorance, attachment, and anger and counteract them to prevent destructive actions.
View PostChapter 5: Verses 117-125
The qualities of arya bodhisattvas and the super-knowledges bodhisattvas attain to benefit others.
View PostChapter 5: Verses 113-117
The qualities of a bodhisattva and a comparison of the happiness of a person who…
View PostChapter 5: Verses 107-112
An examination of the ways in which bodhisattvas guide students and teach in a way…
View PostChapter 5: Engaging in the bodhisattva deeds
Insight into how bodhisattvas think and act in order to be of the greatest benefit…
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