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Venerable Thubten Chodron Impermanence, interdependence, and emptiness
Investigating if things and people exist the way they appear.
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How a Westerner became a Buddhist nun
A talk given to the Tibetan Association of Washington.
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Venerable Thubten Jigme Reviewing the qualities of the Three Jewels
Reviewing the first chapter, focusing on the 8 qualities of each of the Three Jewels.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Meditation on forgiving ourselves and others
Meditation to forgive and let go of anger and blame.
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Concentration in the Pali tradition
Completing Chapter 8, covering words of advice and commencing Chapter 9, describing concentration in Pali…
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The value of superknowledges
Describing the value of the Superknowledges, particularly for Bodhisattvas, continuing the teaching from Chapter 8.
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Superknowledges 2 – 6
Explaining the second through six superknowledges, continuing the teaching from Chapter 8.
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Venerable Thubten Samten Meditation on anger is not effective for social change
Guided meditation on replacing anger with compassion to address injustice.
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Intro to superknowledges
Providing an overview of the superknowledges and explaining the first one, super-normal powers, continuing the…
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Eight liberations and nine serial absorptions
Reviewing the eight liberations and explaining the eight liberations from Pali tradition and nine serial…
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Four types of srvaka aryas and eight liberations
Concluding the section on four types of śrāvaka āryas, and beginning the section on the…
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