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 Chapter 3: Abandoning belief in cleanliness
Recognizing the difficulties created by sensual desire and seeing the body for what it is…
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Chapters 2-3: Verses 45-52
How what is seen as pleasurable in samsara is actually a small discomfort replacing a…
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Looking at death and dealing with loss
How remembering death can make life meaningful, causing us to think about the choices we…
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Clear wishes for our final moments
Engaging in mind training throughout our lives in order to die without terror and regret.
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Daily practices for time of death
Working with the mind at the time of death and how to use an awareness…
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Dying without fear and regret
Preparing our family for our death, living wills and notifying them of spiritual commitments and…
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Chapter 2: Abandoning belief in pleasure
The unsatisfactory nature of the pleasures of cyclic existence and how they cannot bring real,…
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Emptiness does not mean nothingness
A teaching on the difference between conventional and ultimate analysis of objects in order to…
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Dependence on parts and reasoning of dependent arising
Teaching on the three types of dependence and how to analyze the way phenomena and…
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Dependent arising and realism
Teaching the method side of the path, reflecting on how we are completely dependent on…
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Apprehending objects and the impact of interrelatedness
Explaining the three ways of seeing objects. Showing how impermanent phenomena depend on each other…
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Why understanding the truth is needed
As long as we have the seeds of anger in our mind, we will find…
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