A reading and commentary from the book “Practical Ethics and Profound Emptiness.”
Practical ethics
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The possibility of ending duhkha
Covering the sections “Dependent Arising and the Three Jewels” and “The Possibility of Ending Duhkha.”
The four truths of the aryas
Covering the sections “The Four Truths of the Aryas” and “Dependent Arising and Emptiness.”
Body, mind, rebirth and self
Continuing Chapter 2 and covering the section “Body, Mind, Rebirth and Self.”
Seeking a qualified spiritual teacher to guide us
How to relate to a spiritual mentor.
Taking and giving
How to practice tonglen, the taking-and-giving meditation.
Who are you judging?
Working on our anger and our judgmental minds in order to be able to see other beings as wish-fulfilling jewels.
More precious than a wish-fulfilling jewel
Beginning a commentary to Geshe Langri Tangpa’s “Eight Verses of Thought Transformation,” the importance of developing a bodhicitta motivation.
Prayer to be reborn in Amitabha’s pure land: verses 22-31
Things and persons exist dependently but ignorance grasps them to exist independently. Overcoming obstacles to perfecting the bodhisattva practices.
“Approaching the Buddhist Path”: Designation by term and concept
Mere designation by term and concept is the subtlest meaning of dependent arising. How Dharma practice is determined by motivation.
