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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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Wheel of Sharp Weapons 2004-06

Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 92-94

Making clear aspirations and determinations about how we want to live our lives. How our…

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Orange streaks in a cloudy sky as the sun sets.
Wheel of Sharp Weapons 2004-06

Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 90-91

Watching our tendency to do the opposite of what our teachers instruct, becoming willing to…

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Orange streaks in a cloudy sky as the sun sets.
Wheel of Sharp Weapons 2004-06

Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 67-69

The importance of becoming honest with ourselves, admitting our faults, and not always blaming others…

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Orange streaks in a cloudy sky as the sun sets.
Wheel of Sharp Weapons 2004-06

Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 64-66

Getting a feeling for the object of negation in the emptiness meditation, and practicing the…

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Orange streaks in a cloudy sky as the sun sets.
Wheel of Sharp Weapons 2004-06

Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 49-55

Identifying the real enemy, where our suffering comes from: self-centeredness and self-grasping ignorance, and how…

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Orange streaks in a cloudy sky as the sun sets.
Wheel of Sharp Weapons 2004-06

Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 7-10

These verses describe how well acquainted we are with our afflictions and how to begin…

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How Rebirth Works

Disintegratedness of actions and rebirth

How karmic seeds and the disintegratedness of actions go from one life to the next…

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Three Principal Aspects of the Path

The advantages of bodhicitta

Why should we pursue the Buddhist ideal of being of benefit to all living beings?…

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Three Principal Aspects of the Path

The middle way view

Examining emptiness and the misconception of the self existent, permanent self; the relationship of the…

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Three Principal Aspects of the Path

Ultimate and conventional existence

The ultimate nature of emptiness within the three aspects of the path, discussion of ultimate…

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Three Principal Aspects of the Path

The Three Principal Aspects of the Path

Verses on the essence of the path to awakening by Je Tsongkhapa, the founder of…

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Wisdom

Applying emptiness to our lives

Investigating the self we think exists and finding it empty of inherent existence opens up…

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