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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 Chapter 8: Verses 195-196
How to meditate on emptiness, and the importance of reflection and meditation on the teachings.
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Transforming unpleasant feelings
Discusses the difference between unpleasant feelings that arise from virtuous versus non-virtuous minds. Using wisdom…
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The Five Dhyani Buddhas
Responds to a question on the symbolism of the Five Dhyani Buddhas in the purification…
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Chapter 8: Verses 192-194
The different ways the Buddha presented the teachings according to the disposition of the disciples.
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Chapter 8: Verses 190-191
Meditating on emptiness of the self, three levels of selflessness of persons, and the four-point…
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Chapter 8: Verses 188-190
A student must be prepared for the teachings on emptiness in order to understand the…
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Chapter 8: Verses 184-187
An explanation of how emptiness does not mean non-existence, and the problems with being attached…
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Karma, formative action, and volitional factors
Deciphers the difference between Dharma terms related to karma and illuminates how this understanding is…
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The meaning of karma
Clarifies what the often misused word "karma" means in a Buddhist context.
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Chapter 8: Verses 183-184
Misconceptions regarding how cyclic existence comes into existence and the importance of understanding this. Explaining…
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Chapter 8: Verses 179-183
Considering that things might not exist as they appear has great benefit, and why and…
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Chapter 8: Verses 176-178
Why the afflictions can be abandoned, and the importance of reflecting on our attachment to…
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