Covering the Chapter 6 sections “Treasure Teachings and Pure Vision Teachings” and “Exaggerated Statements?”
Exaggerated statements?
Weekly teachings on Tibetan Buddhist lamrim texts. Venerable Thubten Chodron teaches texts on the stages of the path to awakening or lamrim, showing clearly how to meditate on them and apply these teachings in our daily lives. Get the podcast on TuneIn Radio. Streamed live from Sravasti Abbey on Fridays at 6:15 pm PST.
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Weekly teachings on Tibetan Buddhist lamrim texts. Venerable Thubten Chodron teaches texts on the stages of the path to awakening or lamrim, showing clearly how to meditate on them and apply these teachings in our daily lives. Get the podcast on TuneIn Radio. Streamed live from Sravasti Abbey on Fridays at 6:15 pm PST.
Evaluating the authenticity of teachings
Continuing Chapter 6 with the section on the Kalama Sutta in which the Buddha listed a set of criteria to evaluate whether a teaching is worth following or not.
Buddhism in Tibet
Finishing Chapter Five, discussing the section ‘Buddhism in Tibet,’ and beginning Chapter Six.
Four buddha bodies
Teaching Chapter Five, on the section “Four Buddha Bodies” that gives an expansive vision of what it means to be Buddha.
Review of fear, anger and disillusionment
Venerable Thubten Lamsel reviews pages 48-52, covering the topics of fear, anger and disillusionment.
Review of attachment
Venerable Thubten Nyima leads a review of the Chapter 3 section on “Emotions and Klesas,” focusing specifically on the subsection on attachment.
Review of emotions and feelings
Venerable Thubten Chonyi leads a review of the section “Buddhism, Science, and Emotions” from Chapter 3 “Mind and Emotions.”
Review of the possibility of ending duhkha
Venerable Thubten Jampa leads a review of the section “The Possibility of Ending Duhkha” on pages 36-38.
Is the Buddha’s word always spoken by the Buddha?
Three sections in Chapter 5, including proving that the Mahayana sutras are the words of the Buddha, and Pali and Sanskrit views on liberation.
Authenticity of the mahayana scriptures
Covering the section in Chapter 5 on discussions surrounding the authenticity of the Mahayana scriptures.