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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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Refuting the Vaisesikas and Samkhyas
Completion of commentary on the refutation of Vaisesika views and beginning of commentary on refutation…
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A refutation of Vaisesika soteriology
Completion of commentary on the section "Self and Suffering” and beginning the section on “A…
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Self and suffering, part 2 with questions and answers
Continued commentary on the section "Self and Suffering” and Venerable Thubten Chodron answers questions.
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Truth of the path
Completion of commentary on the truth of cessation, and beginning of commentary on the truth…
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Peace and sublimity
Commentary covers the second and third aspects of the truth of cessation: peace and sublimity,…
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Meditating on no self
Commentary on the way of meditating on no-self, how to prove omniscience, and beginning the…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Venerable Sangye Khadro Meditating on suffering (continued)
How meditating on suffering gives rise to renunciation and a discussion about the root of…
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View of a personal identity
Teaching from Chapter 3, describing the view of a personal identity covering the coarse and…
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Receiving an initiation
What does it mean to receive a tantric initiation? Types of initiation and the qualities…
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The four purities and four classes of tantra
Ordinary view and ordinary grasping are obstacles to tantric practice.
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