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 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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Benefits of meditating on the the 12 links
Commencing the teaching from Chapter 9 and describing the benefits of meditating on the 12…
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Saying goodbye to our spiritual teachers
How to rely on a spiritual mentor and continue to practice well after they pass…
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Nagarjuna’s analysis of arising
Completing teaching from Chapter 8, explaining Nagarjuna's four-point analysis of arising.
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Saying goodbye to our spiritual teachers
How to choose and rely on a spiritual mentor and cultivate the qualities of a…
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Ultimate nature of the twelve links
Continuing the teachings from Chapter 8, covering the section "The Ultimate Nature of the Twelve…
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Like illusions
Teaching from Chapter 8, explaining why phenomena are "like illusions" but are not actually illusions.
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The entrance to the Buddhist path
An introduction to refuge and its place in a general overview of Buddhist teachings.
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Nominally existent self
Continuing the teaching from Chapter 8, using the examples to explain who cycles in samsara.
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Who experiences the 12 links?
Continuing the teaching from Chapter 8, completing the example from the Pali explanation and covering…
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Examples of how we cycle
Teaching from Chapter 8, describing the implicit explanation of the 12 links and covering the…
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Explicit and implicit presentations of the 12 links
Continuing the teachings from Chapter 8, explaining the explicit and implicit descriptions of the 12…
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