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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Yangten Rinpoche Refuting the Cittamatra view
Explaining how all phenomena, including mind, are dependent on other factors.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Creating our world: dependent arising
An explanation of rebirth through dependent arising, based on commentaries of the Rice Seedling Sutra.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Caring for our grief
Western material on grief and complementary material from a Buddhist point of view.
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi A personal study of grief and some antidotes
Learning from personal grief and antidotes for working with grief from a Buddhist perspective.
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Emptiness, karma, and the stages of grief
The relationship between emptiness and karma. Exploring Western views of grief.
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Three Jewels of the Vajra vehicle
Finishing the section of Final and Provisional Refuges, and explaining the Three Jewels According to…
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Final and provisional refuges
Describing the difference between the Three Jewels and the objects of refuge, both final and…
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Eight excellent qualities of sangha jewel
Explaining the eight qualities of sangha jewel found in Maitreya’s Sublime Continuum, teaching from Chapter…
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Eight excellent qualities of the dharma jewel
Explaining the eight excellent qualities of the dharma jewel found in Maitreya’s Sublime Continuum, teaching…
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The eight excellent qualities of the dharma jewel
Explaining the context for understanding the eight qualities of the dharma jewel, teaching from Chapter…
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Eight excellent qualities of the buddha jewel
Explaining the eight excellent qualities of the Buddha Jewel found in Maitreya’s Sublime Continuum, teaching…
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