Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature (2021–23)
Teachings on volume three of The Library of Wisdom and Compassion co-authored with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, on our present situation and our highest potential.
Nine similes for Tathāgatagarbha
Venerable Thubten Chodron Explaining the first two similes from the section, "Nine Similes for Tathāgatagarbha", in Chapter 13, exploring how our buddha essence or buddha nature is obscured…
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Like gold in filth
Explaining the third and fourth similes, from the section “Nine Similes of Tathagatagarbha”, in Chapter 13
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What obscures our buddha nature
Explaining the remaining five similes, from the section, "Nine Similes for Tathāgatagarbha" and beginning the section, "Three Aspects of the Tathāgatagarbha", in Chapter 13
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Three aspects of the Tathagatagarbha
Explaining the three aspects of the Buddha Essence, from the section "Three Aspects of the Tathāgatagarbha", in Chapter 13.
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Four puzzling points
Explaining the four puzzling points, from the section, "A Puzzle", in Chapter 13.
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Turning the Dharma wheel and buddha nature
Explaining how the progression of teachings in the three turnings of the wheel presents the clear light mind from different perspectives, leading us to enter…
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Nothing is to be removed
Explaining how the uninterrupted path leads to liberated path, transforming buddha nature and the third factor of the tathagatagarbha, nature of the clear light mind…
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Causal clear light mind
Describing the clear and cognizant nature of the mind and innate clear light mind, covering the subsequent sections in Chapter 14.
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Awareness of our buddha nature eliminates hindr...
Concluding teaching from the text, "Samsara, Nirvana and Buddha Nature", covering the topic are we already buddhas from Chapter 14.
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