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 Emotions, refuge, and emptiness
Observing how sleep patterns may change during retreat due to the calming of the mind,…
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Distractions, the mind, and compassion
A discussion session with questions from those doing the retreat, covering topics like dealing with…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Retreat questions and advice
What to do when the mind gets crazy in meditation, how to pace yourself during…
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Manjushri sadhana overview
The benefits of doing the Manjushri practice, an explanation of the visualization in the sadhana,…
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Understanding reality
Venerable Thubten Chodron explores conventional and ultimate reality within the context of her mother’s recent…
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Verse 26-1: Filled with good qualities
Seeing filled containers with a generous mind and wishing good qualities for others.
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The welfare of all beings
What it means to work for the wellbeing and happiness of all sentient beings. Seeing…
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Manjushri meditation on emptiness
A guided front-generation Manjushri meditation with an extended meditation on emptiness.
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Verse 21-4: Emptiness of mind
The clear light nature of the mind, transition from the sutra view to the tantric…
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Explanation of the Manjushri sadhana
An explanation of the Manjushri sadhana and resources for doing the retreat from afar.
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108 Verses: Verses 7-9
Three types of compassion and examples of bucket in a well for comparing cyclic existence.
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Avoiding the extreme of nihilism
The danger in misunderstanding emptiness and thinking that getting rid of the labels means we…
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