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 Divisions of the selfless
The division of all phenomena according to the Sautrantika tenet school.
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Sorrow and Hope
A prayer to Kuan Yin, a female manifestation of the Buddha of Compassion, in light…
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Dependent arising
Sharing a newly written prayer to Kwan Yin and teaching on the relationship between emptiness…
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Outline of the selfless
Continuing Chapter 9 “Basic Buddhist Ontology” and reviewing the outline of the selfless, which includes…
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Illusion-like appearances
Covering three sections on the illusion-like appearance of conventional reality experienced after meditative equipoise on…
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Correct signs practice and review
Sharing practice signs sent in by students and starting on Chapter 9 on “Basic Buddhist…
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Identifying inherent existence
Covering the section “Establishing the lack of an intrinsic nature of 'mine'” and explores how…
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Three types of correct signs
Covering Chapter 8 on “The Three Types of Correct Signs” - effect, nature, and non-observation.
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Identifying the person
Teaching on how to identify the conventionally existent person and challenge its appearance of being…
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Valid syllogisms
Going over practice syllogisms and teaching on Chapter 7 on the two types of valid…
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Realizing selflessness
Continuing the section on insight and explaining how realizing selflessness cuts the root of samsara.
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Practice syllogisms
Leading the class in analyzing practice syllogisms written by students.
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