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 Who is making this decision, anyway?
The criteria that help us make Dharma-inspired decisions and how reflecting on emptiness can give…
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Incarcerated people Being emptiness
A meditation on the "Heart Sutra" and the concepts of emptiness and selflessness.
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Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism
The value of understanding the different Buddhist traditions.
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The root of cyclic existence
A continuation of the review, and how important it is to eradicate the self-centered mind.
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Quiz: Shantideva’s establishments of mindfulness
Quiz questions based on the teachings on the establishments of mindfulness from Chapter 9 of…
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Our craving for feelings and contact
Examining how our feelings arise dependently gives us an objective view of how they rule…
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Pleasant and unpleasant feelings
We are constantly motivated by attachment and aversion to feelings, which causes us to try…
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Analyzing the body
Analyzing the body helps to see how it does not exist inherently but does exist…
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Different ways of meditating on the four establishments
How the bodhisattvas' way of meditating on the four establishments differs from that of hearers…
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Discussion on Madhyamaka philosophies
Questions and discussion from the retreatants on the topics from the Varieties of Madhyamaka retreat.
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