Thubten Chodron

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Meditative absorption on the four truths

Describing some of the different ways to overcome innate afflictions and progress on the path…

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Volume 8 Realizing the Profound View

Gaining the correct view

Refuting common misconceptions and using critical analysis to understand emptiness.

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

The mundane form and formless realm

Describing the progression through the mundane meditative absorptions of the form and formless realms, continuing…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Cultivating mundane insight

Introducing the seven preparations and the seven mental contemplations of cultivating mundane insight, where one…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

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 Six Perfections

Boundless joy

How jealousy prevents us from developing joy and what we can do to overcome it.

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Volume 8 Realizing the Profound View

Does the world exist objectively?

How the self and phenomena appear to exist and an introduction to dependent arising.

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

The nine stages of sustained attention

Describing the nine stages of sustained attention as taught in Maitreya’s Ornament of Mahayana Sutras,…

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Dharma in Daily Life

Q & A with the Heart of Tibetan Language class

A Q & A session exploring Dharma in daily life, advice for dealing with afflictions…

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A Nun's Life

Light: On Spiritual Women

Spotlight on the life and aspirations of a Buddhist nun, teacher, and abbess.

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