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 Yeshe Thabkhe Another way of establishing dependence
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe explains the mutual dependence of causes and effects.
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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) Afflictions are weak
Continuing the review of Chapter 12, "Mind and Its Potential", describing how afflictions are not…
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Dependent arising of composite phenomena
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe explains composite phenomena and how effects relate to their causes.
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All phenomena are dependently arisen
Teaching on the Prasangika perspective on causal dependency and the general meaning of dependent arising.
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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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We create the causes for joy and sorrow
Teaching on how we are responsible for creating the causes for joy and sorrow.
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How to seek reality by means of dependent arising
The Buddha’s motivation for teaching dependent origination and the two kinds of ignorance.
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