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 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Aging or death

Completing Chapter 7, describing the twelfth-link, aging or death and starting Chapter 8 "Dependent Origination:…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Questions and answers on meditation

Teaching from Chapter 7, responding to questions on meditating on the dying process and how…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Birth

Continuing teaching from Chapter 7, describing the importance of imagining our own death and explaining…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Q&A on the 12 links of dependent origination

Teaching from Chapter 7, covering students' questions on the links of karma and renewed existence.

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Renewed existence

Continuing teaching from Chapter 7, describing renewed existence in Sanskrit tradition and in Pali tradition.

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Clinging and renewed existence

Teaching from Chapter 7, describing clinging in Sanskrit tradition and Pali tradition and explaining the…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Craving and clinging

Continuing the teaching from Chapter 7, describing craving according to Pali tradition and explaining the…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Feeling

Continuing teaching from Chapter 7, describing the seventh link, feeling.

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Sources, contact, feeling

Teaching from Chapter 7, covering the fifth link six sources in Pali tradition and covering…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Six sources

Teaching from Chapter 7, explaining name and form in Pali tradition and describing the fifth…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Name and form

Teaching from Chapter 7, covering the third link according to the Pali tradition and explaining…

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