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 Chonyi “Precious Garland” review: Quiz part 5 q...
Venerable Thubten Chonyi reviews questions from quiz 5.
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Venerable Thubten Samten “Precious Garland” review: Quiz part 4-5
Venerable Thubten Samten reviews questions from quiz 5.
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa “Precious Garland” review: Quiz part 4 q...
Venerable Thubten Tarpa reviews Quiz 4 questions related to emptiness.
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Venerable Tenzin Tsepal “Precious Garland” review: Quiz part 4 q...
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal reviews the 7-Point Analysis of the self.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Chapter 9: The union of serenity and insight
How emptiness and dependent arising are compatible.
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Chapter 7: Emptiness and selflessness
Review of the four extremes of arising and teaching on the historical development of ideas…
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Chapter 7: The four extremes of arising
Getting us to question whether a thing arises from itself, other, self and other, or…
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Chapter 7: Refuting the inherently existent self
The reasonings that make it impossible for an inherently existent self that we grasp at…
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Chapter 7: The object of negation
How to identify the object of negation when meditating on emptiness.
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Quiz questions Part 6 for Precious Garland
Questions to review our understanding of the most recent talks on Nagarjuna’s "Precious Garland of…
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Quiz questions Part 5 for Precious Garland
Questions to review our understanding of the most recent talks on Nagarjuna’s "Precious Garland of…
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Finding happiness through wisdom
The three types of wisdom and how they empower us to create the causes for…
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