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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Venerable Thubten Chodron Afflictions, our real enemy
Finishing teaching from Chapter 4, describing how to see afflictions as our real enemy and…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Chandrakirti’s sevenfold reasoning
Meditation and teachings on Chandrakirti's sevenfold reasoning to realize emptiness.
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Investigating the nature of reality
Review of key terms and applying the sevenfold reasoning to refute inherent existence.
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Dependent arising and emptiness
How things arise dependently and how this relates to their emptiness of inherent existence.
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Putting the dharma into practice
Covering Chapter 5 Verses 100-109, discussing the advice to dedicate our merits for the welfare…
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Emptiness of the inherently existent self
Analyzing the third level of selflessness of persons.
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“Letter to a Friend”: Verses 25-33 review
Commentary on verses about the perfections of concentration and wisdom. Also explanation of verses about…
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Investigating the substantially existent self
Exploring the second level of selflessness of persons.
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Levels of selflessness
Meditation and teaching on different levels of selflessness of persons.
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Overview of the Buddhist path
Introduction to the Buddhist framework of the four truths, three higher trainings, and two truths.
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What is Buddha nature? – Part 2
A teaching on Buddha nature, and the methods we can learn to gradually bring about…
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