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 
Who are you judging?
Working on our anger and our judgmental minds in order to be able to see…
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More precious than a wish-fulfilling jewel
Beginning a commentary to Geshe Langri Tangpa's “Eight Verses of Thought Transformation,” the importance of…
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Prayer to be reborn in Amitabha’s pure land: v...
Things and persons exist dependently but ignorance grasps them to exist independently. Overcoming obstacles to…
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“Approaching the Buddhist Path”: Designa...
Mere designation by term and concept is the subtlest meaning of dependent arising. How Dharma…
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“Approaching the Buddhist Path”: Depende...
What it means to repay the kindness of others. How phenomena are empty and exist…
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“Approaching the Buddhist Path”: The nat...
The conventional and ultimate nature of the mind. How phenomena exist in relationship to the…
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Kenneth Mondal 
Concentration, wisdom, and spiritual teachers
Explaining the last three verses of wisdom from the Kadam masters, which focus on concentration,…
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The light of liberation: True satisfaction and fulfi...
Using reasoning to develop confidence that nirvana and awakening are possible. The factors that make…
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The Vimalakirti Sutra: Eliminating false conceptuali...
How eliminating the fault of false conceptualization prevents the arising of afflictions. The emptiness of…
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The Vimalakirti Sutra: The two truths
What it means to enjoy the delights of the Dharma. The two truths, conventional and…
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