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) The purity of the mind
Reviewing Chapter 12, "The Mind and Its Potential", describing the nature of the mind and…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Emptiness, its nature, its purpose, and its meaning
What it means to say things are empty but arise dependently. Also explanation of the…
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The importance of realizing the ultimate nature
Why realizing emptiness is essential and the stages we go through to realize emptiness.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Review of Chapter Six: Verses 1-11
The disadvantages of anger, and how to keep the mind from getting angry by protecting…
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Buddhahood depends on sentient beings
Reviewing Chapter 12, "The Mind and Its Potential", describing how Buddhas depends on sentient beings…
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Five characteristics of dependent arising
Teaching on the five characteristics of dependently arisen composite phenomena.
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The kindness of enemies
How those who harm us can help us overcome anger, resentment, and grudges.
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We create the causes for joy and sorrow
Teaching on how we are responsible for creating the causes for joy and sorrow by…
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The kindness of others
Continued explanation of the nine-point meditation on equalizing self and others with the three points…
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How to seek reality by means of dependent arising
The Buddha’s motivation for teaching dependent origination, the two kinds of ignorance, and the instinctual…
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We are all equal
Explanation of the first three points of the nine-point meditation on equalizing self and others.
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