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 Buddha’s life and Mahayana
Reflecting on Buddha's life on Vesak Day. Qualities of a bodhisattva as an inspiration in…
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Bodhisattva practices
A bodhisattva's mind; the purpose of meditating on death and impermanence; the role of intellect…
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Meditation on emptiness
How to deal with attachment to what others think of us; meditating on compassion and…
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Looking for the “I”
Looking for the "I" and how the conventional "I" operates in the world. How to…
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The 12 links of dependent arising
Ending the 12 links of dependent arising, correcting wrong views in how we perceive a…
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Khensur Jampa Tegchok The self and the aggregates
When the conception of "I" exists there is action, from action there is also birth,…
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Emptiness of self
Understanding unfamiliar concepts in the teaching: the mind, the self, and emptiness of the self.
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Conception of “I”
How all beings arise from the conception of "I" and are enveloped with the conception…
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The fourth distortion
The source of suffering is due to our misconceptions in perceiving phenomena.
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Love, compassion, and wisdom
It is through the three higher trainings (discipline, meditation and wisdom) that we overcome the…
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The Buddha and the Dharma
How the Buddha turned he wheel of Dharma three times, the Buddha is free from…
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Two truths
While all things are empty and without inherent existence they still do exist in a…
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