Teachings
Teachings on the Buddhist worldview from introductory talks to comprehensive explanations of the stages of the path to awakening.
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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) How the afflictions harm us
Definition of an affliction, how to identify them, and the ten root afflictions, with detail…
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Quotes about the afflictions
The entire Buddhist path mapped onto combating the afflictions with quotes from various Dharma teachers…
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Selflessness of phenomena
Explanation of the view of the selflessness of phenomena in the Buddhist tenet schools.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Arya disposition and Buddha nature
Describing the arya dispositions according to different tenet systems, from the sections "Ārya Disposition according…
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The source of disagreement
The source of disagreements between the lower tenets schools and the Prasangika Madhyamikas.
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The mind’s potential in the Pali tradition
Starting Chapter 13, "Buddha Nature", covering the potential of the mind from the section, "The…
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The purity of emptiness
Explaining the emptiness of afflictive mind and the emptiness of purified mind, reviewing the section,…
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Yogis and common people
The different understandings of the two truths possessed by those who have direct perception of…
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Cultivating excellent qualities
Describing the three factors that make the cultivation of excellent qualities, reviewing the sections, "Excellent…
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The potential for liberation
Explaining the obscurations to the mind and factors for liberation, reviewing the sections, "The Mind's…
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