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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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Four kinds of direct perceivers

Covering the sections in Chapter 12 “Four Types of Direct Perceivers” and “Believing in Something…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Inferential cognizers and direct perceivers

Teaching on the last two types of consciousnesses: inferential cognizers and direct perceivers.

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Doubt and correctly assuming consciousness

Teaching on the seven types of awareness, including doubt and correctly assuming consciousnesses.

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Review of chapters 11 and 12

Venerable Thubten Tsepal reviews Chapters 11 & 12, covering up to sense direct perceivers.

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Venerable smiling and teaching in front of large image of His Holiness.
Four Truths for the Aryas

The three higher trainings and the eight fold path

The three higher trainings—ethics, concentration and wisdom—are explained with the practices of the eightfold noble…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Review of abstract composites

Venerable Tenzin Tsepal gives a review of abstract composites, or non-associated compositional factors.

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Review of the nature of mind

Venerable Thubten Jigme leads a review on the nature of mind and leads meditations on…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Review of internal matter and consciousness

Venerable Tenzin Tsepal reviews the sections in Chapter 10 on Internal Matter, Consciousness, Mental Consciousness…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

A graded range of consciousnesses

Covering the first two consciousnesses: wrong consciousness and uncertain consciousness learning toward believing something that…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Thought consciousnesses and direct perceivers

Covering the section in Chapter 12 on the differences between thought consciousnesses and direct perceivers.

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