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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Venerable Thubten Chodron Emptiness and dependent origination
Examining different meanings of dependence and different ways of inherently existing.
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The two middle-way schools
Investigating how the self exists and two primary divisions in the middle-way school.
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe More on the 12 links of dependent origination
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe discusses how to contemplate the twelve links of dependent arising.
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Definitive verses, provisional interpretations
The importance of investigating all teachings and an introduction to the middle-way view.
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The 12 links
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe continues explaining the wheel of life, going through each of the twelve…
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Positing a dependently existing self
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe continues analyzing the existence of the self and starts explaining the wheel…
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The chariot is dependently designated
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe explains how to analyze the mode of existence of the self.
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Positing a dependently existing self
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe teaches how a dependently existing self is posited within dependent arising.
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Prostrations and the four Buddha Bodies
Staring some advice on how to do prostrations and reviewing the eight qualities of the…
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How the self transitions from this life into the next
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe teaches how the dependent self transitions from this life into the next.
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Venerable Tenzin Tsepal The reasons for taking refuge
Reviewing the reasons for taking refuge and the Perfection Vehicle’s Buddha Jewel.
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