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 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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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) Meditation: Space-like emptiness
Geshe Dadul Namgyal leads a guided meditation on space-like emptiness.
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Emptiness: Questions and answers
Geshe Dadul Namgyal takes questions from the second day of teachings.
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The object of negation
The distinctions that have to be made to arrive at the right understanding of emptiness.
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Meditation: Searching for the self
Geshe Dadul Namgyal guides a meditation on searching for the sense of "I" that inherently…
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Right understanding of emptiness
Tendencies to watch out for when learning about emptiness, and important distinctions to be made…
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The Madhyamaka view: Questions and answers
Geshe Dadul Namgyal answers questions from the first day of teachings on the Madhyamaka view.
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