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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Finding true happiness

Continuing teaching from Chapter 9, describing the way to investigate the source of true happiness…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Benefits of meditating on the the 12 links

Commencing the teaching from Chapter 9 and describing the benefits of meditating on the 12…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Nagarjuna’s analysis of arising

Completing teaching from Chapter 8, explaining Nagarjuna's four-point analysis of arising.

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Ultimate nature of the twelve links

Continuing the teachings from Chapter 8, covering the section "The Ultimate Nature of the Twelve…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Like illusions

Teaching from Chapter 8, explaining why phenomena are "like illusions" but are not actually illusions.

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Nominally existent self

Continuing the teaching from Chapter 8, using the examples to explain who cycles in samsara.

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Who experiences the 12 links?

Continuing the teaching from Chapter 8, completing the example from the Pali explanation and covering…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Examples of how we cycle

Teaching from Chapter 8, describing the implicit explanation of the 12 links and covering the…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Explicit and implicit presentations of the 12 links

Continuing the teachings from Chapter 8, explaining the explicit and implicit descriptions of the 12…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Aging or death

Completing Chapter 7, describing the twelfth-link, aging or death and starting Chapter 8 "Dependent Origination:…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Questions and answers on meditation

Teaching from Chapter 7, responding to questions on meditating on the dying process and how…

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