karma
Teachings related to the law of karma and its effects, or how intentional actions of body, speech, and mind affect our circumstances and experiences. The law of karma and its effects explains how present experience is the product of past actions and how present actions affect future experience. Posts include teachings on the types and characteristics of karma and how to use an understanding of karma in daily life.
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Dependent arising refutes the object of negation
A teaching on the difference in subtlety of the object of negation.
View PostAnother way of establishing dependence
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe explains the mutual dependence of causes and effects.
View PostAll phenomena are dependently arisen
Teaching on the Prasangika perspective on causal dependency and the general meaning of dependent arising.
View PostDependent arising of composite phenomena
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe explains composite phenomena and how effects relate to their causes.
View PostBuddhahood depends on sentient beings
Reviewing Chapter 12, "The Mind and Its Potential", describing how Buddhas depends on sentient beings…
View PostFive characteristics of dependent arising
Teaching on the five characteristics of dependently arisen composite phenomena.
View PostWe create the causes for joy and sorrow
Teaching on how we are responsible for creating the causes for joy and sorrow.
View PostHow to seek reality by means of dependent arising
The Buddha’s motivation for teaching dependent origination and the two kinds of ignorance.
View PostWrong views of emptiness
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe outlines and refutes various misinterpretations of the Buddha’s teaching on emptiness.
View PostThe importance of understanding dependent arising
Teaching on the importance of dependent origination and its relationship to emptiness.
View PostPerfection of generosity: Giving fearlessly
Supporting ethical and virtuous conduct with conventional analysis, and generosity of even most precious possessions…
View PostPerfection of generosity: Do we really own anything?
Investigating the mental attitude of ownership of objects and generosity
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