Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature (2021–23) Archives - Page 4 of 11

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Virtue, nonvirtue, merit, and roots of nonvirtue

Completing Chapter 5, covering five types of virtues and five types of nonvirtues and starting Chapter 6, describing the evolution of the universe.

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Review of the self

Reviewing from Chapter 1, covering the questions regarding the self.

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Mind and the external world

Continuing teaching from Chapter 6, covering the evolution of the universe and the relationship between sentient beings mind and the external world.

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Karma and our environment

Continuing teaching from Chapter 6, covering the interaction between the mind and external world and the interplay of natural laws and karmic laws.

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Dependent arising

Completing Chapter 6, covering karma and instinctual behavior and commencing Chapter 7, describing the wheel of life.

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Applying karma to our lives

Continuing teaching from Chapter 7, applying karma to the recent trial and describing the Rice Seedling sutra.

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First-link ignorance

Continuing teaching from Chapter 7, explaining the specific scope of the first-link, ignorance and the differences according to various tenet systems.

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The root of samsara

Continuing teaching from Chapter 7, explaining how different tenet systems describe what is the root of samsara and how the first link leads to actions.

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