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

Chapter 8: Verses 192-194

The different ways the Buddha presented the teachings according to the disposition of the disciples.

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

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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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 8: Verses 188-190

A student must be prepared for the teachings on emptiness in order to understand the…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

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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Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2014

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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Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2014

The meaning of karma

Clarifies what the often misused word "karma" means in a Buddhist context.

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 8: Verses 183-184

Misconceptions regarding how cyclic existence comes into existence and the importance of understanding this. Explaining…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 8: Verses 179-183

Considering that things might not exist as they appear has great benefit, and why and…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 8: Verses 176-178

Why the afflictions can be abandoned, and the importance of reflecting on our attachment to…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Review of Chapter 6: Part 1

A review of Chapter 6 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the Middle Way" focuses on…

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Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

Acting with wisdom and compassion

Acting with wisdom, learning to concede, and accepting personal responsibility for our actions.

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