Library of Wisdom and Compassion

Teachings on His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s commentary on the stages of the path for a Western audience.

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

The threefold analysis

Reliable cognizers based on authoritative testimony, and how to undertake the threefold analysis to determine…

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Reliable cognizers based on example and authoritativ...

The relationship between wrong consciousnesses and our emotional life, and reliable cognizers based on example…

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Reliable cognizers and syllogisms

The types of awarenesses, direct and inferential reliable cognizers, and how to understand syllogisms.

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Types of awareness

The seven types of awareness according to the Sautantrika tenet school, and the four types…

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

The two truths and non-deceptive knowledge

The two truths, ultimate and veiled truths, and the four types of reliable cognizers according…

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Nirvana is true peace

The fourth seal, that nirvana is true peace, and the importance of the sequence of…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Anger and disillusionment

Covering the sections in Chapter 3 on anger, disillusionment, and the emotions and survival.

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Emotions and klesas

Teaching on 'Emotions and Klesas', as part of Chapter 3, focusing on attachment.

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Facing an ethical crisis

Venerable Thubten Samten leads a review on the first few chapters, focusing on how to…

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Library of Wisdom and Compassion

The library of wisdom and compassion

Story behind writing the books in the series "The Library of Wisdom and Compassion."

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