renunciation
Renunciation, or the determination to be free, is the attitude aspiring to be free from all suffering and to attain the liberation that is freedom from cyclic existence.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Don’t let success go to your head
Examining how real happiness is found inside, not outside in any form of wealth or…
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The determination to be free
Reflecting on the six unsatisfactory conditions of cyclic existence to generate a genuine determination to…
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Four types of nirvana
Explains different types of nirvana and how they are viewed according to different Buddhist philosophical…
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The dukkha of pervasive conditioning
Discusses what cyclic existence is and how we are deceived when we think we can…
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The dukkha of pain and change
The dukkha of pain and change are unavoidable in cyclic existence, hence we should strive…
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Renouncing dukkha
Introduces the topic of renouncing the causes of suffering in cyclic existence.
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How to study, reflect, and meditate
Discusses the first verse of Parting from the Four Clingings, instructing to refrain from worldly…
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Parting from the four clingings
Introduces Jetsun Drakpa Gyaltsen's verses on Parting from the Four Clingings and begins analyzing the…
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Ending the pity party
How to work with the mind that wants to wallow in self-pity. We can use…
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Chapter 8: Verses 185-200
Geshe Thabkhe concludes the teachings on making the mindstream receptive to the development of spiritual…
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Chapter 8: Verses 178-184
Geshe Thabkhe teaches on methods to eliminate disturbing emotions and talks about how they can…
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Chapter 7: Verses 159-170
Geshe Thabkhe finishes teaching on Chapter 7 which talks about how to abandon contaminated karma,…
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