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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Venerable Thubten Chodron Chapter 6: Verses 131-135
What causes desire and anger to arise and how the different tenet systems differ in…
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Chapter 6: Abandoning disturbing emotions
Learning to recognize ignorance, attachment, and anger and counteract them to prevent destructive actions.
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Mental factors and states of consciousness
The two mental factors crucial for concentration. Developing meditative stabilization grounded on renunciation, bodhicitta, and…
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Concentration: Worldview, technique, result
Importance of motivation for concentration/meditation to lead us to liberation and enlightenment.
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Vinaya of the seven recent Buddhas
How a short verse of vinaya can be expanded to encourage contemplation of Buddhist principles.
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Time well spent
Reflecting on how the Exploring Monastic Life program is structured around Dharma practice.
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Dwelling in the Vibrant Warmth of Bodhicitta
Bodhicitta transforms our attitude toward other sentient beings.
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Chapter 3: Verses 51-66
Geshe Thabkhe teaches on Chapter 3, on abandoning the view of the cleanliness of the…
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Chapter 2: Summary and discussion
Geshe Thabkhe outlines the discussion between proponents of truly existent pleasure and suffering and those…
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Chapter 1: Verses 1-8
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe begins the teachings on abandoning the belief in permanence by covering Verses…
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Emptiness does not mean nothingness
A teaching on the difference between conventional and ultimate analysis of objects in order to…
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Apprehending objects and the impact of interrelatedness
Explaining the three ways of seeing objects. Showing how impermanent phenomena depend on each other…
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