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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

The four maras

Continuing the review of Chapter 12, "The Mind and Its Potential," describing the four maras.

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Afflictions are weak

Continuing the review of Chapter 12, "Mind and Its Potential", describing how afflictions are not…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

The purity of the mind

Reviewing Chapter 12, "The Mind and Its Potential", describing the nature of the mind and…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Buddhahood depends on sentient beings

Reviewing Chapter 12, "The Mind and Its Potential", describing how Buddhas depends on sentient beings…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Equality of samsara and nirvana

Completing teaching from Chapter 12, explaining various meanings of "equality of samsara and nirvana" and…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Excellent qualities can be cultivated limitlessly

Continuing teaching from Chapter 12, explaining how it it is possible to develop positive mental…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Is liberation possible?

Continuing teaching from Chapter 12, describing three reasons that make liberation possible

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

The mind and its potential

Completing teaching Chapter 11, "Freedom From Cyclic Existence" and commencing Chapter 12, "Mind and Its…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Nirvana in the Pali tradition

Continuing teaching from Chapter 11, covering non-abiding nirvana and nirvana as the cessation of duhkha…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Types of nirvana

Continuing teaching from Chapter 11, covering natural nirvana and nirvana with remainder and nirvana without…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Nirvana

Continuing teaching from Chapter 11, describing the nature and characteristics of nirvana.

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