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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Ten powers
Continuing explaining the ten powers of the Buddha, covering 4-9, teaching from Chapter 2.
View PostRefuting a permanent self
A refutation of partless atoms, permanent objects, and other wrong views.
View PostRefuting the Cittamatra view
Explaining how all phenomena, including mind, are dependent on other factors.
View PostAttachment Controls Us
An introduction to and overview of "A Commentary on the Awakening Mind."
View PostFour kinds of self-confidence, ten powers
Explaining the four kinds of self-confidence and the first three of the ten powers, teaching…
View PostOverview of the Buddhist path
The Buddhist path and the types of spiritual happiness we can attain along the way.
View PostThree Jewels of the Vajra vehicle
Finishing the section of Final and Provisional Refuges, and explaining the Three Jewels According to…
View PostFinal and provisional refuges
Describing the difference between the Three Jewels and the objects of refuge, both final and…
View PostEight excellent qualities of sangha jewel
Explaining the eight qualities of sangha jewel found in Maitreya’s Sublime Continuum, teaching from Chapter…
View PostEight excellent qualities of the dharma jewel
Explaining the eight excellent qualities of the dharma jewel found in Maitreya’s Sublime Continuum, teaching…
View PostThe eight excellent qualities of the dharma jewel
Explaining the context for understanding the eight qualities of the dharma jewel, teaching from Chapter…
View PostEight excellent qualities of the buddha jewel
Explaining the eight excellent qualities of the Buddha Jewel found in Maitreya’s Sublime Continuum, teaching…
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