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 Refuting the inherent self
Using reasoning to refute the inherent existence of the self and all phenomena.
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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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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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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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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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Investigating the self
Using Chandrakirti's seven points of investigating the ultimate mode of existence to investigate how the…
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The ultimate mode of existence
Investigating inherent existence through Chandrakirti's seven points for investigating the ultimate mode of existence.
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Bhikkhu Bodhi 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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Cultivating the correct view
An in-depth look at how we apprehend objects, including the self, and how we can…
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The object of negation
The importance of correctly identifying the object of negation to refute inherent existence.
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