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 Like illusions
Teaching from Chapter 8, explaining why phenomena are "like illusions" but are not actually illusions.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Vaibhāṣika tenet school: Part 2
Continued explanation of Vaibhāṣika tenets including assertions on the two truths, selflessness, and types of…
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Nominally existent self
Continuing the teaching from Chapter 8, using the examples to explain who cycles in samsara.
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Who experiences the 12 links?
Continuing the teaching from Chapter 8, completing the example from the Pali explanation and covering…
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Monk chat: Questions about reality and attaining lib...
Short videos covering questions about arhats, karma, and the nature of reality.
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Our top three priorities
By understanding impermanence and emptiness, our bodhicitta motivation becomes clear.
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Using logic to prove selflessness
The reasonings refuting external phenomena put forward by the proponents of the Mind-Only School.
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The selflessness of persons and phenomena
How to meditate on the selflessness of persons and phenomenon.
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Meditating on the selflessness of persons
How to cultivate special insight by meditating on the selflessness of persons.
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Objects for hindrances to cultivating serenity
The hindrances of dullness and excitement and the antidotes we can apply when these arise.
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Posture and objects for cultivating serenity
The eight-point Vairocana meditation position and what object to take as your mental object to…
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Cultivating special insight and serenity
The prerequisites to cultivate special insight and the preliminary practices condensed in the seven-limb prayer.
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