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Teachings on the Buddhist worldview from introductory talks to comprehensive explanations of the stages of the path to awakening.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Chapter 15: Verses 361-368
The credit card refutation. Using the example of a plastic credit card to refute an…
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Verse 78: The mind of equanimity
On how we can aspire to cultivate a mind that benefits others impartially, just as…
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Verse 77: Freedom from fear
How those who are foolish fear that which does not need to be feared, and…
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Verse 76: The power of spiritual integrity
How developing our good qualities can help us to vanquish all of the afflictions that…
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Nine-point meditation for equalizing self and others
The nine points to meditate on to generate the attitude that sees others and one…
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Chapter 15: Verses 359-360
For a complete and correct view it is important to bring emptiness and dependent arising…
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Eight Verses of Thought Transformation
How we can train ourselves to see the world through the eyes of Chenrezig, the…
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Meditating to generate bodhicitta
In the seven-point cause and effect method of generating bodhicitta the six causes lead to…
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Chapter 15: Verses 354-358
Refuting arising, abiding and ceasing as being truly existent characteristics of objects.
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The middle way
How dependent arising is the meaning of emptiness, and dependent arising and emptiness are also…
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Meditating to generate love and compassion
Meditating to expand heart-warming love and compassion to include all beings.
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Chapter 15: Refuting truly existent characteristics
How doe the sprout arise from the seed? When does the seed become a sprout?…
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