emptiness
Teachings on the core of Buddhist philosophy: that persons and phenomena are ultimately empty of inherent existence because they are dependent arisings. This is the most powerful antidote that eliminates the ignorance and afflictions that give rise to suffering.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Anger, imputations and assumptions
We impute meaning on things and expect others to agree without clarifying.
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Seeing things clearly
Examining conventional and ultimate existence and searching for an inherent self.
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The preliminaries & ultimate bodhichitta
Introduction to the "Seven-point Mind Training" by Geshe Chekawa and the first two points.
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Prostrations and the four Buddha Bodies
Staring some advice on how to do prostrations and reviewing the eight qualities of the…
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Venerable Tenzin Tsepal The reasons for taking refuge
Reviewing the reasons for taking refuge and the Perfection Vehicle’s Buddha Jewel.
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Searching for the self
Commentary on the "Sutta on a Lump of Foam" (SN 22.95) analyzing how the five…
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Formally taking refuge
Explaining the section on formally taking refuge, and covering how to deepen our refuge by…
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Applying interdependence to daily life
Understanding interdependence enables us to create the causes of happiness for this and future lives.
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Recollection of the Buddha
Completing the recollection of the Buddha and beginning the recollection of Dharma, teaching from Chapter…
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Dependent arising and emptiness
What dependent arising is and how it is compatible with realizing emptiness.
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What are we negating?
Why we need to realize emptiness and what we negate in this process.
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