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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Venerable Thubten Chodron Freedom from cyclic existence
Commencing teaching from Chapter 11, describing five paths of the practitioners of sravaka vehicle.
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Three Jewels in the Vajra Vehicle
Explanation of the Three Jewels in Perfection Vehicle and Vajra vehicle.
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Karma in samsara and beyond
Completing teaching from Chapter 10, explaining the last two transcendental factors and covering the types…
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Venerable Thubten Samten Review of feeling
Responding to questions comparing the transcendental factors and eleven virtuous mental factors and reviewing the…
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Concentration, knowledge & vision and disenchan...
Continuing teaching from Chapter 10, explaining the transcendental factors concentration, knowledge and vision, disenchantment and…
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Transcendental dependent origination
Continuing teaching from Chapter 10, explaining the flow the transcendental dependent origination and covering faith,…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Review of true duhkha
Reviewing Chapter 2, covering the sections related to true duhkha covering realms of existence and…
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The Three Jewels
The qualities of the Three Jewels according to the Fundamental and Perfection Vehicles.
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The “Ye Dharma Dharani”
Starting teaching from Chapter 10, explaining "dharani" to describe how they cover different aspects of…
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Compassion and the determination to be free
Completing Chapter 9, describing how to think about the four truths in terms of three…
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Finding true happiness
Continuing teaching from Chapter 9, describing the way to investigate the source of true happiness…
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The mind’s potential and the existence of the ...
The mind, its qualities, and connection to the Three Jewels in the context of refuge.
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