Kamalashila's Stages of Meditation with Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe (2022)

Commentary by Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe on 8th-century Indian master Kamalashila’s "Stages of Meditation," instructions on the paths of meditation that lead to the fully awakened state of Buddhahood.

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 phenomena

How things conventionally exist due to mental designation yet lack inherent existence.

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Meditation on emptiness

Instructions on how to meditate on the emptiness of phenomena, the mind, and the characteristics of the mind.

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Unifying method and wisdom

Review of how to meditate on emptiness and continuation of teaching on how to unify method and wisdom in meditation.

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Emptiness possessing the best of all qualities

Why wisdom and method are both essential and unique features of the bodhisattva path.

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Integrating wisdom and skillful means

How bodhisattvas integrate method and wisdom in meditative absorption and arising from it.

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The benefits of omniscience

Benefits of bodhicitta and how realizing the the two truths leads to attainment of buddha bodies.

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