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The Six Perfections

Day 2: Questions and answers

Questions from Day 2 teachings on anger, obscurations to omniscience, and the super-knowledges.

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The Six Perfections

Paramita of generosity

Examples from Buddhist scriptures of the bodhisattva perfection of generosity, which includes giving material goods,…

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The Six Perfections

Wishing bodhicitta

The five guidelines of wishing, or aspiring, bodhicitta and the four positive dharmas and the…

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The Six Perfections

Day 1: Questions and answers

Questions from Day 1 teachings on cognition, altruism, self-centeredness, and bodhicitta.

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The Six Perfections

Why is bodhicitta so powerful?

How bodhicitta encapsulates numerous agents of transformation within a single motivation and outlines some of…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

The four truths of the aryas

Covering the sections "The Four Truths of the Aryas" and "Dependent Arising and Emptiness."

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Nonassociated compositional factors that are not per...

Finishing Chapter 10 with the section on Nonassociated Compositional Factors That Are Not Persons and…

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An Open-Hearted Life

The power of optimism and types of emotion

How an optimistic attitude is important in maintaining compassion. A look at different ways to…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Body, mind, rebirth and self

Continuing Chapter 2 and covering the section “Body, Mind, Rebirth and Self.”

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Nonassociated compositional factors

Reviewing the Mental Consciousness section and covering the sections on Sense Consciousnesses and Nonassociated Composition…

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Bodhisattva Path

The joy of serving sentient beings

How compassion and benefiting others benefits ourselves and others now and in the future. Reflections…

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