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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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) Nature of the mind
Explaining how the nature of the mind is free from pollutants, such that good qualities…
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Understanding ignorance
Explaining how afflictions are rooted in ignorance and how we can eradicate ignorance, continuing the…
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Afflictions are the enemy
Explaining the reason how it is possible to cultivate powerful antidotes to the afflictions, continuing…
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Subtlest clear light mind
Describing the meaning of the subtlest clear light mind, and how this is the basis…
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Is liberation possible?
Exploring the question, "Is Liberation Possible?", continuing the review of Chapter 12, "The Mind and…
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The Buddha’s omniscient mind
Continuing the review of the Chapter 12, "The Mind and Its Potential", describing how Buddhas…
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The four maras
Continuing the review of Chapter 12, "The Mind and Its Potential," describing the four maras.
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Afflictions are weak
Continuing the review of Chapter 12, "Mind and Its Potential", describing how afflictions are not…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron “In Praise of Great Compassion” book launch
Reading with commentary on passages from the book, "In Praise of Great Compassion."
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The purity of the mind
Reviewing Chapter 12, "The Mind and Its Potential", describing the nature of the mind and…
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Emptiness, its nature, its purpose, and its meaning
What it means to say things are empty but arise dependently. Also explanation of the…
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The importance of realizing the ultimate nature
Why realizing emptiness is essential and the stages we go through to realize emptiness.
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