rebirth
Posts related to rebirth, or how sentient beings go from one birth to another through the force of their karma. Sentient beings take rebirth after rebirth until attaining liberation from cyclic existence.
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Review of true duhkha
Reviewing Chapter 2, covering the sections related to true duhkha covering realms of existence and…
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Benefits of meditating on the the 12 links
Commencing the teaching from Chapter 9 and describing the benefits of meditating on the 12…
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Examples of how we cycle
Teaching from Chapter 8, describing the implicit explanation of the 12 links and covering the…
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Explicit and implicit presentations of the 12 links
Continuing the teachings from Chapter 8, explaining the explicit and implicit descriptions of the 12…
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Q&A on the 12 links of dependent origination
Teaching from Chapter 7, covering students' questions on the links of karma and renewed existence.
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Renewed existence
Continuing teaching from Chapter 7, describing renewed existence in Sanskrit tradition and in Pali tradition.
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Clinging and renewed existence
Teaching from Chapter 7, describing clinging in Sanskrit tradition and Pali tradition and explaining the…
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Craving and clinging
Continuing the teaching from Chapter 7, describing craving according to Pali tradition and explaining the…
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Six sources
Teaching from Chapter 7, explaining name and form in Pali tradition and describing the fifth…
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Name and form
Teaching from Chapter 7, covering the third link according to the Pali tradition and explaining…
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Consciousness
Teaching from Chapter 7, explaining the third link of the twelve links of dependent origination,…
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