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 Verse 103: The freedom of realizing emptiness
The importance of learning the teachings on emptiness to create the causes to free the…
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Chasing rainbows
What actually is chocolate? When we look closely at the objects we are attached to…
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Verse 93: Elders with wisdom
The Buddhist perspective on those to whom we can turn for guidance, and who are…
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Venerable Thubten Semkye Chapter 12: Quiz review part 2
Review and discussion of questions on refuting wrong views. The second part covers questions 9-16…
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Venerable Thubten Samten Chapter 12: Quiz review part 1
Review and discussion of questions on refuting wrong views. The first part of the review…
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Quiz: Aryadeva’s 400 Stanzas, Chapter 12
Quiz questions for a review of chapter 12 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the Middle…
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Chapter 16: Verses 395-400
The final refutations of true existence and the completion of the commentary on Aryadeva's 400…
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Chapter 16: Verses 383-394
Chipping away at self-grasping. Further refutations of arguments positing non-existence and inherent existence.
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Chapter 16: Refuting remaining counter-arguments
Refuting the remaining misconceptions of inherent existence and emptiness, particularly the wrong view that emptiness…
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Chapter 15: Verses 369-375
Refuting inherent existence by examining the process of arising and that which is in the…
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Chapter 15: Verses 361-368
The credit card refutation. Using the example of a plastic credit card to refute an…
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