Teachings
Teachings on the Buddhist worldview from introductory talks to comprehensive explanations of the stages of the path to awakening.
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Attributes of true dukkha: Dukkha
How to meditate on the unsatisfactory conditions that characterize our existence in samsara.
View PostAttributes of true dukkha: Impermanence
How to meditate on coarse and subtle impermanence.
View PostTaking on the suffering of others
A commentary on the description of the taking-and-giving meditation laid out in the book "Transforming…
View PostChapter 5: Verses 459-460
Review of earlier bodhisattva grounds and teaching on the 10th bodhisattva ground.
View PostChapter 5: Verses 453-458
Reviewing the first six bodhisattva grounds and teaching on the seventh through the ninth.
View PostBenefits of cherishing others
The disadvantages of self-centeredness and the benefits of cherishing others.
View PostChapter 5: Verses 447-452
Venerable Chodron continues teaching on the 3rd to the 6th bodhisattva grounds.
View PostDisadvantages of self-centeredness
Investigating the empty nature of mental states, how self-centeredness operates in our lives, and the…
View PostChapter 5: Verses 441-446
Review of the four sets of excellent qualities developed on the bodhisattva path, and the…
View PostSelf centeredness and the five decisions
The disadvantages of self-centeredness and the five decisions to make after equalizing self and others.
View PostChapter 5: Verse 440
General overview of the bodhisattva paths and grounds and types of meditative equipoise and subsequent…
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