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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Kenneth Mondal Releasing the need to be the best
The understanding of emptiness is a hefty weapon in the battle with the ego.
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Chapter 3: Verses 51-66
Geshe Thabkhe teaches on Chapter 3, on abandoning the view of the cleanliness of the…
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Chapter 2: Summary and discussion
Geshe Thabkhe outlines the discussion between proponents of truly existent pleasure and suffering and those…
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Chapter 2: Verses 36-38
Geshe Thabkhe gives teachings on abandoning the belief in pleasure and refutes that anything that…
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Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche As close as a mother to her children
Lama Zopa Rinpoche shares how the practice of Tara can solve our problems.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron The practice of Tara the liberator
An introduction to How to Free Your Mind as a well as a meditation on…
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Understanding the true nature of mind
Discovering the true nature of mind, and how to overcome afflictions.
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Emptiness does not mean nothingness
A teaching on the difference between conventional and ultimate analysis of objects in order to…
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Dependence on parts and reasoning of dependent arising
Teaching on the three types of dependence and how to analyze the way phenomena and…
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Dependent arising and realism
Teaching the method side of the path, reflecting on how we are completely dependent on…
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Apprehending objects and the impact of interrelatedness
Explaining the three ways of seeing objects. Showing how impermanent phenomena depend on each other…
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Why understanding the truth is needed
As long as we have the seeds of anger in our mind, we will find…
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