wisdom
Teachings on how to cultivate wisdom on many different levels, ranging from the wisdom that understands karma and its effects, the four truths, and how to benefit others, to the wisdom realizing the ultimate nature of reality.
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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) The four maras
Continuing the review of Chapter 12, "The Mind and Its Potential," describing the four maras.
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Dependent arising refutes the object of negation
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe explains the difference in subtlety between the object of negation for the…
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Another way of establishing dependence
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe explains mutual dependence, showing how just as an effect depends on its…
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Afflictions are weak
Continuing the review of Chapter 12, "Mind and Its Potential", describing how afflictions are not…
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All phenomena are dependently arisen
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe clarifies the Prasangika perspective on causal dependency and explains the section, "The…
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Dependent arising of composite phenomena
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe begins the section, "Dependent Arising of Composite Phenomena," and explains how effects…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Lama TsongKhapa Day talk
Celebrating Lama Tsongkhapa Day by taking inspiration from his life and teachings.
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The purity of the mind
Reviewing Chapter 12, "The Mind and Its Potential", describing the nature of the mind and…
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Emptiness, its nature, its purpose, and its meaning
What it means to say things are empty but arise dependently. Also explanation of the…
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The importance of realizing the ultimate nature
Why realizing emptiness is essential and the stages we go through to realize emptiness.
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Buddhahood depends on sentient beings
Reviewing Chapter 12, "The Mind and Its Potential", describing how Buddhas depends on sentient beings…
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Five characteristics of dependent arising
Teaching on the five characteristics of dependently arisen composite phenomena.
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