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 Six types of inverted deeds
The six types of inverted deeds to avoid in practice, and the benefits of practicing…
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Thinking about emptiness
The wisdom realizing emptiness has the ability to cut the root of suffering once and…
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Working on our attachments
We don't need to keep trying new things in order to see how attachment works.…
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Questioning our perceptions
An explanation of how emptiness and dependent arising do not contradict each other.
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Cultivating compassion
Creating conditions beneficial to practice, cultivating compassion without bias, and intellectual versus emotional compassion.
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Independent and dependent existence
The contrast between independent and dependent existence, and an explanation of the difference between permanent…
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Emptiness and worldly appearances
Emptiness is not simply another quality of a sense object, like color or shape, but…
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Incarcerated people Wisdom from Great Aunt Ga-ga
A person in prison remembers his great-aunt and the wealth of advice she gave. He…
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Tara’s wisdom
Further explanations of doing the Tara sadhana and what different sections mean. The various kinds…
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Maintaining a steady practice
Practicing mind training in situations where it is difficult but important, and how to maintain…
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Precepts: directing our energy positively
The meaning and benefit of taking precepts and the different levels of vows for lay…
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