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 Tenet schools and selflessness
A continued explanation of selflessness according to the four philosophical tenet schools and their views…
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Different views of selflessness
How selflessness is viewed in the four philosophical tenet schools.
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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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Dr. Guy Newland 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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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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The two truths: Conventional existence
Detailed discussions of how all things exist conventionally, and why it's important to think about…
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The two truths and Tibetan philosophy
Tsongkhapa's presentation of the two truths changed Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, emphasizing the need to strive…
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The two truths and karma
The relationship of the two truths and two different ways of understanding karma.
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The two truths: Questions and answers
A discussion on the two truths within the Buddhist four tenet systems.
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Introduction to the two truths
An introduction to the concept of the two truths and its role in Buddhist teachings…
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What ignorance is
Recognizing what ignorance is and why it is important to identify the object of negation…
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Self-generation and emptiness
How to imagine emptiness during self-generation practice in the Tara sadhana.
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