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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Denial of death
How to get to the appropriate feeling towards death; examining who it is that's making…
View PostPanic fear, wisdom fear, and the adrenaline rush
Discussion with retreatants on the proper way to use the death meditation, the I that…
View PostPeeling away the view of permanence
Even though we die and are reborn so often, we think the experiences of this…
View PostProfound view
How wisdom and compassion support each other. Ten ways to practice mindfulness of emptiness. When…
View PostThe self as a merely labeled phenomenon
Why understanding dependent arising precedes the realization of emptiness. The meaning of being merely labeled.…
View PostWays in which we apprehend phenomena
What does it mean when we say that things, including the self, exist in dependence…
View PostProgressing from wrong conceptions to correct view
How to use your meditation to move through the various stages of realizing emptiness, the…
View PostNegating inherent existence
The three levels of selflessness. Conventional and ultimate truths. The three levels of dependent arising.
View PostCultivating the correct view
The importance of meditating on emptiness. How ignorance leads to suffering and wisdom eliminates suffering.…
View PostEssentials of monastic life
The heart of ordination is to guide our mind away from negative actions and to…
View PostHistorical evolution of the sangha
Dharma practice means being a balanced human being with self acceptance and ease, not being…
View PostImportance of precepts
Keeping precepts protects us from negative actions and spurs us to develop wisdom rather than…
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