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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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Refuting the Vaisesikas and Samkhyas
Completion of commentary on the refutation of Vaisesika views and beginning of commentary on refutation…
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A refutation of Vaisesika soteriology
Completion of commentary on the section "Self and Suffering” and beginning the section on “A…
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Self and suffering, part 2 with questions and answers
Continued commentary on the section "Self and Suffering” and Venerable Thubten Chodron answers questions.
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Truth of the path
Completion of commentary on the truth of cessation, and beginning of commentary on the truth…
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Peace and sublimity
Commentary covers the second and third aspects of the truth of cessation: peace and sublimity,…
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Meditating on no self
Commentary on the way of meditating on no-self, how to prove omniscience, and beginning the…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Combining wisdom and compassion
Combining Chandrakirti's sevenfold reasoning with the three types of compassion.
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Chandrakirti’s sevenfold reasoning
Meditation and teachings on Chandrakirti's sevenfold reasoning to realize emptiness.
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Investigating the nature of reality
Review of key terms and applying the sevenfold reasoning to refute inherent existence.
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Dependent arising and emptiness
How things arise dependently and how this relates to their emptiness of inherent existence.
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