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Tenets with Ven. Sangye Khadro

Svātantrika Madhyamaka tenets: Part 4

Explanation of the Svātantrika view of selflessness of persons and phenomena with comparison to the…

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A Nun's Life

A life in the Dharma

A discussion that includes the journey to becoming a Buddhist nun and founding a monastery,…

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An Open-Hearted Life

Cooperation and attachment styles

The benefits of an attitude of cooperation as opposed to competition, and how we can…

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Antidotes to Afflictions

Meditation on competition and cooperation

A guided meditation comparing the impact of approaching situations with a mindset of competition or…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Karma in samsara and beyond

Completing teaching from Chapter 10, explaining the last two transcendental factors and covering the types…

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Bodhisattva Path

70 Topics: Peak application

Overview of chapter 5 on peak application and explanation of selected topics.

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Childish sentient beings

How attachment to childish sentient beings and their nonvirtuous activities is an obstacle to Dharma…

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Thangka image of Lama Tsongkapa.
Tenets with Ven. Sangye Khadro

Svātantrika Madhyamaka tenets: Part 3

The Svātantika Madhyamaka assertions on consciousness, selflessness and the common assertions of the Sautrāntika, Cittamatra,…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Review of feeling

Responding to questions comparing the transcendental factors and eleven virtuous mental factors and reviewing the…

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Bodhisattva Path

70 Topics: Application in complete aspects

Further explanation of topics in chapter 4, application in complete aspects.

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Manjushri Weeklong Retreat 2022

Giving up our poor-quality view

Dismantling low self-esteem through Buddhist psychology and tantric techniques.

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