Covering the sections “Dependent Arising and the Three Jewels” and “The Possibility of Ending Duhkha.”
The possibility of ending duhkha
Tag Archives | emptiness
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.
“Approaching the Buddhist Path”: Dependent arising and emptiness
What it means to repay the kindness of others. How phenomena are empty and exist conventionally. The three levels of dependent arising.
