Explanation of the last three of the four seals and how contemplating them results in a change of perspective.
The four seals of Buddhism: The second, third and fourth seals
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Practical ethics: Part 2
Explanation of Nagarjuna’s twenty-verse prayer to do daily.
Practical ethics: Part 1
A reading and commentary from the book “Practical Ethics and Profound Emptiness.”
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.