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 
Hidden phenomena and manifest phenomena
Continuation of Chapter 10, covering the section “The Division of Existents into Hidden Phenomena and…
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Love, compassion, and total commitment
The three levels of love, compassion, and total commitment, and the eight precepts of aspiring…
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Closeness to others
How recognizing the kindness of others develops a sense of closeness to them.
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Compassion as an antidote to anger
The antidotes to anger as the first step towards cultivating compassion for all sentient beings.
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A bucket in a well
Explaining the analogy of cyclic existence as a bucket in a well, focusing on karma…
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Feeling empathy
Comparing rebirth in cyclic existence to a bucket going up and down a well.
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Review of three kinds of dependent arising
Review of the three levels of dependent arising and the role of conceptuality in mistaken…
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Specifically and generally characterized phenomena
Continuing with Chapter 10, covering the section “The Division of Existents into Specifically Characterized Phenomena…
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Examples of mutual dependence
Examples of objects that exist in mutual dependence on each other, such as cause/effect, agent/action/object,…
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Ultimate and conventional truths
Continuing with Chapter 10, covering the section “The Division of Existents into Ultimate Truths and…
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Three kinds of dependent arising
Teaching on the three kinds of dependent arising and reviewing illusion-like appearance.
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