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Venerable Thubten Chodron Verse 12: The nectar of wisdom
The different kinds of wisdom as we progress along the path. The analogies of wisdom…
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Verse 10-3: Meditating on emptiness
The various levels of subduing the afflictions, from avoiding the object, to developing samadhi, and…
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Verse 10-2: Counteracting the defilements
The different ways of counteracting the defilements, particularly the afflictions. The importance of not just…
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Verse 10-1: The fuel of the passions
How we ignorantly grasp at the afflictions, the importance of recognizing how we exaggerate, and…
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Verse 9: The tree of enlightenment
The imagery and deeper significance of Bodh Gaya and the bodhi tree.
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Cultivating the correct view
An in-depth look at how we apprehend objects, including the self, and how we can…
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Verses review: The Buddhist view
The importance of making our lives more meaningful, not taking our lives for granted, and…
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Verse 8: The seat of enlightenment
Reaffirming our bodhicitta when sitting down, wishing that all beings come to the place in…
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Verse 7: Secured by the root of virtue
How the virtue we create secures us for good rebirths, liberation, and in this very…
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Verse 6-2: Consideration for others
Abandoning negativities out of care, affection, consideration, and an awareness of how our actions impact…
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