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 The root of samsara
Continuing teaching from Chapter 7, explaining how different tenet systems describe what is the root…
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Attachment and anger
Commenting on Verses 66-74 of Chapter 6, discussing the relationship between attachment and anger and…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Analyzing the basis of self
Characteristics of belief in a self-sufficient substantially existent self and meditations on selflessness and emptiness.
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First-link ignorance
Continuing teaching from Chapter 7, explaining the specific scope of the first-link, ignorance and the…
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Counteracting anger
Covering Verses 62-66, leading a discussion on working with the self-centered thought and describing more…
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Types of selflessness
A teaching on the types of selflessness and the three levels of selflessness of persons.
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Applying karma to our lives
Continuing teaching from Chapter 7, applying karma to the recent trial and describing the Rice…
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The perfection of concentration
A teaching on concentration, including meditation instructions. The perfection of wisdom is introduced with an…
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Debating with anger
Beginning with a review of Verses 42-50, and then leading us in a debate between…
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The Buddhist path and emptiness
An overview of the Buddhist path and how the delusion of an intrinsic self is…
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Know your mind: The twenty auxiliary afflictions
An explanation of the 20 auxiliary mental afflictions, which are branches of the three root…
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Know your mind: Six root afflictions
Explanation of the meaning and antidotes to the remaining five root afflictions: anger, arrogance, ignorance,…
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