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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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Review 2 of Chapter 8: Verses 178-183

Part 2 of the second review of Chapter 8 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Review 2 of Chapter 8: Verses 176-178

Part 1 of the second review of Chapter 8 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the…

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Exploring Monastic Life 2014

Qualities of the monastic mind

The qualities of the monastic mind and qualifications required to become a monastic.

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Thangka image of Green Tara.
Green Tara

Oh Tara, protect us

Tara the liberator shows us how to free ourselves from the eight dangers: ignorance, anger,…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 12: Refuting wrong views

Cultivating the qualities of a proper student to receive the teachings on the correct view…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 11: Verses 266-275

The relationship between impermanence and duration. Refuting a truly existent present.

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 11: Verses 263-265

Considering the kindness of all the practitioners who have kept the teachings alive for 2,600…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 40: The one who infects others’ minds

Looking at the part that our afflicted minds play when others deceive us with their…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 11: Verses 251-255

Refuting lower Buddhist schools' assertions about the future and examining the consequences of positing truly…

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