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Verse 14-3: Three higher trainings
Gradual progression of subduing of the afflictions and the counteracting of the karma through the…
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Verse 14-2: What samsara is
The samsara we're in is this very body and mind, not the external world.
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Verse 14-1: The prison of cyclic existence
Determination to be free, aspiration for enlightenment to benefit sentient beings and liberate them, wisdom…
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Verse 13: The nourishment of samadhi
Deep samadhi nourishes the mind and body enabling great meditators to spend more time meditating…
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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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