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Venerable Thubten Chodron 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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Developing equanimity
Developing equal care and concern for others sets the foundation for cultivating bodhicitta.
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Our spiritual goals
How our spiritual goals can be divided into the aspirations to attain high status and…
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Chapter 14: Verses 335-343
Examining the relationship between an object and its attributes, and the whole and its parts,…
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The eightfold path
Explanation of the eightfold noble path as it is viewed in the Pali and Sanskrit…
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