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 Chapter 2: Verses 115-126
The problems of teaching emptiness to those who are unsuitable vessels. Creating the causes for…
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Chapter 2: Verses 109-114
Using the metaphor of the magician casting a spell to show how things appear truly…
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Chapter 2: Verses 101-108
Why the Buddha explained selflessness in different ways to different audiences and why he did…
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Chapter 1: Verses 93-100
Distinguishing between inherent existence and conventional existence, and refuting the true existence of emptiness and…
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Chapter 1: Verses 86-92
Refuting inherent existence by examining mutual dependence. Looking at the mutual dependence of the four…
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Chapter 1: Verses 82-86
Refuting the inherent existence of the person through the sevenfold analysis. Refuting the inherent existence…
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Chapter 1: Verses 81-82
Refuting an inherently existent self by analyzing the relationship between the person and the aggregates,…
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More qualities of the Buddha
Relating more qualities of the Buddha to a verse that is used to praise the…
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Chapter 1: Verse 80
How persons and things exist by being merely designated by conception but still exist conventionally.…
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The four fearlessnesses of the Buddha
The four things that a Buddha has confidence in, and how reflecting on this can…
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Chapter 1: Verses 76-80
How emptiness and dependent arising are mutually established, and how to posit that conventional and…
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Chapter 1: Verses 69-75
The different ways to understand dependent arising to refute inherent existence—dependence on parts, causal dependence,…
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