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 Attributes of true dukkha: Selfless
A teaching on the non-existence of the self-sufficient substantially existent person.
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Attributes of true dukkha: Empty
How to identify our wrong views about a permanent, unitary, and independent person.
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Overcoming attachment to identities
Each identity we dismantle is another weight lifted from our shoulders.
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Venerable Tenzin Tsepal 
Venerable Thubten Jigme “Precious Garland” review: Quiz part 6 q...
Venerable Thubten Jigme reviews questions from quiz 6.
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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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“Precious Garland” review: Quiz part 4 q...
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal reviews the 7-Point Analysis of the self.
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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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