Buddhism: One Teacher Many Traditions (2015-17)
Extensive teachings on Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions given at Sravasti Abbey.
Chapter 6: The 37 aids to awakening
Venerable Thubten Chodron The 37 qualities that we strive to develop on the path to buddhahood.
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Chapter 6-7: Review and overview
Review of chapter 6 and an overview of chapter 7 of "Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions."
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Chapter 7: The object of negation
How to identify the object of negation when meditating on emptiness.
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Chapter 7: Refuting the inherently existent self
The reasonings that make it impossible for an inherently existent self that we grasp at to exist.
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Chapter 7: The four extremes of arising
Getting us to question whether a thing arises from itself, other, self and other, or of no cause.
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Chapter 7: Emptiness and selflessness
Review of the four extremes of arising and teaching on the historical development of ideas about selflessness and emptiness.
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Chapter 8: Dependent arising
The twelve links of dependent arising according to the Pali Tradition.
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Chapter 8: Twelve links of dependent arising
Teaching on the twelve links of dependent arising and the benefits of meditating on this.
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Chapter 8: Levels of dependence
The levels of dependence as outlined in the Sanskrit tradition.
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Chapter 9: The union of serenity and insight
How emptiness and dependent arising are compatible.
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Chapter 10: Progressing on the path
Purification through the practice of ethical conduct, concentration, and wisdom.
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Chapters 1-10: Review
Venerable Thubten Chodron begins the third installment of the course by reviewing the first ten chapters of the book.
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