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.
Latest Posts
View all posts in Venerable Thubten Chodron's teaching archive.
Venerable Thubten Chodron “Approaching the Buddhist Path”: Designa...
Mere designation by term and concept is the subtlest meaning of dependent arising. How Dharma…
View Post
“Approaching the Buddhist Path”: Depende...
What it means to repay the kindness of others. How phenomena are empty and exist…
View Post
“Approaching the Buddhist Path”: The nat...
The conventional and ultimate nature of the mind. How phenomena exist in relationship to the…
View Post
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal Impermanent and permanent phenomena
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal teaches on the first division existents into permanent and impermanent phenomena.
View Post
Instructions for enhancing the collection of merit
Specific ways to create merit by benefiting others with a compassionate attitude. How Nagarjuna's advice…
View Post
Advice for gathering the collections of merit and wi...
An explanation of the actions to abandon and those to engage in order to increase…
View Post
The two collections prevent physical and mental suff...
Why we should not be discouraged about attaining awakening. How the collections of merit and…
View Post
The results of the collections of wisdom and merit
The collection of merit is the principal cause of the Buddha's form body, the collection…
View Post
Boundless wisdom and compassion
Compassion is essential for all, not just spiritual practitioners. The two kinds of wisdom—wisdom of…
View Post
The equivalents of existents
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal teaches on the seven equivalents of the term existent, and engages the…
View Post
The nature of pleasure and pain
The third of three talks based on the book “Practical Ethics and Profound Emptiness.” Commentary…
View Post
Review: Chapters 7-8
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal leads a review of Chapters 7 and 8, and begins going through…
View Post