Teachings
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 Dependent designation
Deepening the analysis of the selflessness of the person by examining how even the process…
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The wish to repay the kindness of all beings
Seeing the kindness of all beings leads to the wish to repay their kindness which…
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The person and the aggregates
If the person cannot be found in the aggregates, does it exist separate from the…
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What is a person?
A continuation of the commentary on Nagarjuna's verses, examining whether the person is the constituents…
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Chapter 14: Verses 348-350
Seeing that emptiness is the meaning of dependent arising and dependent arising is the meaning…
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Seeing all beings as having been our kind mother
Two meditations to move us beyond the appearances of this life and see that all…
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The great aspirations of bodhisattvas
An explanation of why bodhisattvas make amazing aspirational prayers that are impossible to fulfill.
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The taking-and-giving meditation
Commentary on verses from Nagarjuna's Precious Garland of Advice for a King that are the…
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To be enjoyed and loved by sentient beings
Commentary on verses from Nagarjuna's Precious Garland of Advice for a King that were recommended…
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Equanimity: Changing our conceptions of others
Developing equanimity means changing our view of others and how we categorize them as friend,…
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Chapter 14: Verse 344
Refuting the inherent existence of phenomena by seeing they cannot be inherently one or many.
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