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 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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Meditating on impermanence
How meditating on impermanence can help us to understand emptiness.
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Chapter 15: Verses 359-360
For a complete and correct view it is important to bring emptiness and dependent arising…
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Kenneth Mondal 
Chapter 15: Verses 354-358
Refuting arising, abiding and ceasing as being truly existent characteristics of objects.
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The middle way
How dependent arising is the meaning of emptiness, and dependent arising and emptiness are also…
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Chapter 15: Refuting truly existent characteristics
How doe the sprout arise from the seed? When does the seed become a sprout?…
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Dependent designation
Deepening the analysis of the selflessness of the person by examining how even the process…
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