emptiness
Teachings on the core of Buddhist philosophy: that persons and phenomena are ultimately empty of inherent existence because they are dependent arisings. This is the most powerful antidote that eliminates the ignorance and afflictions that give rise to suffering.
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Buddhist essentialist views of dependent arising
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe explains various Tibetan masters’ comments on Essentialists’ views of dependent arising.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Three aspects of the Tathagatagarbha
Explaining the three aspects of the Buddha Essence, from the section "Three Aspects of the…
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What obscures our buddha nature
Explaining the remaining five similes, from the section, "Nine Similes for Tathāgatagarbha" and beginning the…
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Venerable Tenzin Tsepal Review of tenets and buddha nature
Reviewing two types of buddha nature and their relationship to the buddha bodies, from Chapter…
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Are sentient beings already Buddhas?
Explaining whether sentient beings are already buddhas and covering the buddha nature according to tantra,…
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Transforming and naturally abiding Buddha nature
Explaining the meaning of naturally abiding buddha nature and transforming buddha nature, from the section…
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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) Selflessness of phenomena
Explanation of the view of the selflessness of phenomena in the Buddhist tenet schools.
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The mind’s potential in the Pali tradition
Starting Chapter 13, "Buddha Nature", covering the potential of the mind from the section, "The…
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The purity of emptiness
Explaining the emptiness of afflictive mind and the emptiness of purified mind, reviewing the section,…
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The potential for liberation
Explaining the obscurations to the mind and factors for liberation, reviewing the sections, "The Mind's…
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Using the subtlest clear light mind on the path
Explaining how tantra manifests the subtlest mind-wind and uses it to accumulate merit and wisdom…
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Levels of mind
Explaining what it means to say that the innate clear light is the mind is…
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