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 Higher status and definite goodness
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe explains the emptiness of uncompounded space and discusses the five aggregates.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron A diagram illustrating attaining serenity
Explaining the diagram illustrating the process of attaining serenity, completing the teaching from Chapter 7.
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The emptiness of the elements
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe explains the emptiness of the four elements.
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Does the world exist objectively?
How the self and phenomena appear to exist and an introduction to dependent arising.
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Various kinds of selflessness
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe describes the two kinds of selflessness of the person and of other…
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Emptiness and partless particles
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe explains how realizing emptiness clears away fear and other distressing states.
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Refuting modes of existence
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe continues through verses 57-69 which refute certain false modes of existence.
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Examining cause and effect
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe teaches on the lack of inherent existence of cause and effect.
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Avoiding the two extremes
A teaching on how the Middle Way avoids the two extremes of nihilism and eternalism.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Attachment and jealousy
How to work with attachment to ideas and the antidotes to jealousy.
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The hidden pain of attachment
Concluding the discussion on anger and moving to the disadvantages of attachment.
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