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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Eight verses of thought transformation: Verses 1-2

Commentary on verses 1-2 of the Eight Verses of Thought Transformation by Geshe Langri Tangpa.

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Review of consequences

Reviewing the chapter on consequences, and beginning the chapter on "Procedures in Debate."

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Mind training

Covering the sections in Chapter 7 “Cultivating a Compassionate Intention” and “Mind Training.”

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Consequences

Continuing to teach on Chapter 22 about the consequences of faulty reasoning.

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How to See Yourself As You Really Are

Bodhicitta, the most meaningful pursuit

How bodhichitta is the most meaningful pursuit in life, and a three-level meditation on love…

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How to See Yourself As You Really Are

Deepening love and compassion

The two factors necessary to develop love and compassion, and two meditations to generate the…

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How to See Yourself As You Really Are

Expectations, fairness, and compassion

Expectations, fairness and compassion in the context of understanding our own and others' unsatisfactory experience…

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How to See Yourself As You Really Are

Getting in touch with dukkha

Similarities between the unsatisfactory experience in samsara and a bucket in a well, with focus…

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How to See Yourself As You Really Are

The analogy of a bucket

Chapter 21: "Feeling Empathy." The first two similarities between the unsatisfactory experience of samsara, and…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

The importance of motivation

Covering the last section of Chapter 6 “Being Practical” and begins Chapter 7, covering the…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Three kinds of sameness

Sharing supplemental information on the three kinds of sameness and beginning Chapter 23 “Consequences.”

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Correctly understanding the point

Covering the Chapter 6 sections “Correctly Understanding the Point” and “Can the Dharma Change?”

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