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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How to see yourself as you really are
How to loosen concrete ideas of our own and other people’s identities.
View PostThe greatness of the Dharma
Explaining the greatness of the dharma from Chapter 2 and describing the benefits of listening…
View PostThe roadmap to enlightenment
Covering Chapter 1, "Greatness of the Author" and beginning Chapter 2, "Greatness of the Dharma"
View PostWhat obscures our buddha nature
Explaining the remaining five similes, from the section, "Nine Similes for Tathāgatagarbha" and beginning the…
View PostReview of Chapter Nine: Verses 1-4
Review on the first four verses of Chapter 9 of Shantideva's text.
View PostLike gold in filth
Explaining the third and fourth similes, from the section “Nine Similes of Tathagatagarbha”, in Chapter…
View PostNine similes for Tathāgatagarbha
Explaining the first two similes from the section, "Nine Similes for Tathāgatagarbha", in Chapter 13,…
View PostReview of tenets and buddha nature
Reviewing two types of buddha nature and their relationship to the buddha bodies, from Chapter…
View PostIllusion or illusion like
The difference between being an actual illusion, and illusion-like.
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