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

Verse 11: The fire of wisdom

An explanation of the analogy of wisdom with fire, a fire that eradicates the afflictions…

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

Verse 10-3: Meditating on emptiness

The various levels of subduing the afflictions, from avoiding the object, to developing samadhi, and…

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Essence of Refined Gold

Investigating the self

Using Chandrakirti's seven points of investigating the ultimate mode of existence to investigate how the…

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Essence of Refined Gold

The ultimate mode of existence

Investigating inherent existence through Chandrakirti's seven points for investigating the ultimate mode of existence.

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Four Truths for the Aryas

Dependent arising in the Pali tradition

A look at karma and dependent arising from the Pali tradition. Examining the causes of…

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Essence of Refined Gold

Cultivating the correct view

An in-depth look at how we apprehend objects, including the self, and how we can…

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Essence of Refined Gold

The object of negation

The importance of correctly identifying the object of negation to refute inherent existence.

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Essence of Refined Gold

Respecting the views of others

Respecting the views and ideas of others as part of the Buddhist path.

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Essence of Refined Gold

Realizing things as they are

If you are looking for an elephant, you need to know what an elephant looks…

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Essence of Refined Gold

The objects of different consciousnesses

Appearing objects, observed objects, apprehended objects, and referent objects.

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