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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Sunrise at Borobudur, the back view of the Buddha and stupas.
Essence of Refined Gold

The Vajrayana path

Concluding the series with an explanation on the four ways to benefit trainees, the combination…

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A sign with the word : the mindfulness bell written.
Exploring Monastic Life 2008

Mindfulness and checking awareness

Going through the day feeling confident we have good ethical conduct and bearing no guilt…

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Wisdom

Avoiding the extreme of nihilism

The danger in misunderstanding emptiness and thinking that getting rid of the labels means we…

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Buddha with five monks kneeling in front of him.
Exploring Monastic Life 2008

The life of the Buddha

The life of the Buddha in terms of the direction we can go in mind…

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Two novices studying, one novice writing on the paper of the other novice.
Exploring Monastic Life 2008

The benefits of precepts

What is important in our lives? Happiness is getting our lives together to pacify our…

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Sunrise at Borobudur, the back view of the Buddha and stupas.
Essence of Refined Gold

Dependent arising and emptiness

Investigating ultimate and conventional truth through the teachings on dependent arising and emptiness.

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Sunrise at Borobudur, the back view of the Buddha and stupas.
Essence of Refined Gold

Refuting inherently existent phenomena

Using the "diamond slivers" reasoning to refute the inherent production of phenomena.

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Short Verses to Cultivate Bodhicitta

Verse 14-3: Three higher trainings

Gradual progression of subduing of the afflictions and the counteracting of the karma through the…

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Sunrise at Borobudur, the back view of the Buddha and stupas.
Essence of Refined Gold

Refuting the inherent self

Using reasoning to refute the inherent existence of the self and all phenomena.

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Purple flowers blossom in a bunch.
Short Verses to Cultivate Bodhicitta

Verse 14-1: The prison of cyclic existence

Determination to be free, aspiration for enlightenment to benefit sentient beings and liberate them, wisdom…

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Purple flowers blossom in a bunch.
Short Verses to Cultivate Bodhicitta

Verse 12: The nectar of wisdom

The different kinds of wisdom as we progress along the path. The analogies of wisdom…

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