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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Seven-point Mind Training

The root of samsara

How things and self are merely imputed by thought and how ignorance is the root…

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Review: Teachings on emptiness

A review of the beginning of the section on cultivating ultimate bodhicitta: creating the causes…

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Texts to Recite and Contemplate

Homage to Shakyamuni Buddha

Paying homage to Shakyamuni Buddha before receiving teachings. The chant was recorded by the Sravasti…

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Retreatants saying prayers in the Abbey meditation hall.
Texts to Recite and Contemplate

A Song of the Four Mindfulnesses

These verses serve as a reminder to let go of critical thoughts, cultivate compassion, and…

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Emptiness of phenomena

How phenomena are designated by thought. Anger is presented as an example to show that…

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Ultimate and conventional existence

How the mind grasps at a truly existing "I," and how ultimate analysis or probing…

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Selflessness, karma, and rebirth

A discussion about the different philosophical tenet systems, whether they all aim for buddhahood, how…

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Tenet schools and selflessness

A continued explanation of selflessness according to the four philosophical tenet schools and their views…

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Basis of designation

How both faith and wisdom are needed to make progress on the path and how…

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Guy Newland teaching.
Buddhist Tenet Systems

The two truths in the four schools

The similarities and differences within the four lineages of Tibetan Buddhism and how they came…

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Buddhist Tenet Systems

The two truths and dependent arising

Buddha nature in the sutras, the compatibility of dependent arising and emptiness, and the Sautrantika…

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