Teaching on the two truths: conventional truths, and ultimate truths.
The two truths
By Venerable Thubten Chodron on Jun 1, 2018 in Gomchen Lamrim (Friday teachings), Stages of the Path to Awakening with Thubten Chodron
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The two truths
Hidden phenomena and manifest phenomena
Continuation of Chapter 10, covering the section “The Division of Existents into Hidden Phenomena and Manifest Phenomena.”
Review of three kinds of dependent arising
Review of the three levels of dependent arising and the role of conceptuality in mistaken appearances.
Specifically and generally characterized phenomena
Continuing with Chapter 10, covering the section “The Division of Existents into Specifically Characterized Phenomena and Generally Characterized Phenomena.”
“Approaching the Buddhist Path”: Book reading with commentary
A reading from the first book of the multi-volume The Library of Wisdom and Compassion series. Reading of selected sections with commentary.
Why monastics matter in the modern world
Venerable Thubten Chodron explains how the role of monastics today is not much different than it was in times past.
Examples of mutual dependence
Examples of objects that exist in mutual dependence on each other, such as cause/effect, agent/action/object, and object/sense faculty/sense consciousness.
Ultimate and conventional truths
Continuing with Chapter 10, covering the section “The Division of Existents into Ultimate Truths and Conventional Truths.”
Three kinds of dependent arising
Teaching on the three kinds of dependent arising and reviewing illusion-like appearance.
Products and nonproduced phenomena
Continuing with Chapter 10, covering the section “The Division of Existents into Products and Nonproduced Phenomena.”
