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 Expectations, fairness, and compassion
Expectations, fairness and compassion in the context of understanding our own and others' unsatisfactory experience…
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Getting in touch with dukkha
Similarities between the unsatisfactory experience in samsara and a bucket in a well, with focus…
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The analogy of a bucket
Chapter 21: "Feeling Empathy." The first two similarities between the unsatisfactory experience of samsara, and…
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The importance of motivation
Covering the last section of Chapter 6 “Being Practical” and begins Chapter 7, covering the…
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Three kinds of sameness
Sharing supplemental information on the three kinds of sameness and beginning Chapter 23 “Consequences.”
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Correctly understanding the point
Covering the Chapter 6 sections “Correctly Understanding the Point” and “Can the Dharma Change?”
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One and different as subjects
Covering the section “One-with-x and Different-from-x as Subjects” in Chapter 21.
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Exaggerated statements?
Covering the Chapter 6 sections “Treasure Teachings and Pure Vision Teachings” and “Exaggerated Statements?”
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One and many as predicates
Covering the section “One-with-x and Different-from-x as Predicates” in Chapter 21.
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The universal antidote
How things don't exist the way they appear, and the importance of practicing diligently, as…
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Evaluating the authenticity of teachings
Continuing Chapter 6 with the section on the Kalama Sutta in which the Buddha listed…
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Eight worldly concerns
Questioning and investigating what society says is normal and acceptable.
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