Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Teachings on the four seals, reliable cognition, relating to a spiritual mentor, dying and rebirth, and karma.

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Review of precious human life

Reviewing Chapter 8, discussing 8 freedoms and 10 fortunes required for a precious human life.

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Review of Chapter 7

Reviewing Chapter 7, leading a meditation on the nature of the mind and a discussion…

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Review of Chapter 6

Reviewing Chapter 6, discussing the different types of mediation and leading an analytical meditation and…

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Review of Chapter 5

Reviewing Chapter 5, leading a discussion on how to develop trust and respect towards spiritual…

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Review of Chapter 4

Reviewing Chapter 4, discussing how to choose a spiritual mentor, how a spiritual mentor guides…

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Review of Chapter 3

Reviewing Chapter 3 discussing five aggregates and virtuous mental factors with examples.

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Review of Chapter 2

Reviewing Chapter 2, leading a discussion on three types of phenomena and different types of…

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Review of the four seals

Reviewing Chapter 1, discussing the four seals, three types of dukkha and emptiness.

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When karma ripens

Teaching from Chapter 11, describing in which life time karma ripens based on different factors…

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Definite and indefinite karma

Continuing the teachings from Chapter 11, finishing section "The ripening of karmic seeds" and starting…

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Karma that ripens at death

Continuing Chapter 11, explaining many factors that affect the result of karma and different perspectives…

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