American Buddhist nun, author, and abbess Thubten Chodron explains great Buddhist philosophical treatises in plain English, bringing ancient wisdom to life in a modern context.
Study Buddhist Treatises with Thubten Chodron - Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron
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Review on the first four verses of Chapter 9 of Shantideva's text.
Refuting the Cittamātra assertion of self-cognition.
Refuting the realist and Cittamātra arguments.
The difference between being an actual illusion, and illusion-like.
Commentary to verses 6-8 of Chapter 9, "Wisdom," of Shantideva's "Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds."
What is negated by ultimate analysis and the role of conventional consciousness.
A review looking at selected verses to develop compassion for difficult people with guided meditation.
How the Buddhist philosophical schools present the two truths.
Explanation of the view of the selflessness of phenomena in the Buddhist tenet schools.
The source of disagreements between the lower tenets schools and the Prasangika Madhyamikas.
The different understandings of the two truths possessed by those who have direct perception of emptiness and common people.
The importance of generating wisdom and understanding the two truths.
Shantideva on giving up childish behavior and following in the steps of the wise
Commentary on verses looking at the many faults of attachment to the body.
How to work with our dominating, aggressive side that wants to get what we want at the expense of others.
Commentary on thought transformation verses that explain how to exchange self and others.
Continued explanation of exchanging self with others to develop bodhicitta.
How self-centeredness creates problems in our lives, and the actual method of exchanging self and others.
How Shantideva's verses can be misunderstood, leading to unsound conclusions.
How attachment to the body can lead to harmful and unethical actions
Commentary on Shantideva's verses that explain how to exchange self and others.
The reasoning for exchanging self and others.
Commentary to verses on developing a bodhisattva’s joy and humility in pacifying others’ sufferings.
Commentary on verses about the equality of one’s own and others’ suffering.
Using reasoning to move beyond the self-centered attitude and care about the happiness and suffering of others.
A discussion of the nature of prayer in Buddhism and recognizing the kindness of others.
How it is possible to have a mind that wishes to dispel the suffering of all sentient beings as much as we want to dispel our own.
Explanation of the last three points of the equalizing self and other meditation including review of the first six points.
Explanation of the second three points of the nine-point equalizing self and others meditation.
Explanation of the first three points of the nine-point equalizing self and others meditation.
How to counter attachment to the body by cultivating mindfulness of the body.
Why being angry at others is inappropriate, because they are under the control of afflictions
Developing fortitude in the face of harm and hardship using thought transformation verses.
How anger arises due to causes and conditions, and how to use an understanding of dependent arising to decrease anger.
How we can use suffering and difficult situations to increase our compassion, instead of responding with anger
The disadvantages of anger, and how to keep the mind from getting angry by protecting against its cause—mental unhappiness.
How those who harm us can help us overcome anger, resentment, and grudges.
Continued explanation of the nine-point meditation on equalizing self and others with the three points from the viewpoint of ourselves.
Explanation of the first three points of the nine-point meditation on equalizing self and others.
Explanation of the nine-point equalizing self and other meditation, covering point 1, how everyone equally wants happiness and to be free from suffering.
An explanation of equanimity and its importance in developing bodhicitta including a guided meditation on equanimity. The post Meditation on equanimity appeared first on Thubten Chodron.
Exploring what anger is, its disadvantages and the antidotes. The post The danger of anger appeared first on Thubten Chodron.
How wealth causes suffering and that it is better to strive for the wealth of contentment. The post Wealth is suffering appeared first on Thubten Chodron.
A review of verses 1-37 of Chapter 8, with discussion of the meaning and purpose of cultivating solitude of body and mind in regard to developing concentration and bodhicitta. The post Isolation of body and mind appeared first on Thubten Chodron.
How the cause of problems and pain is not the objects of attachment themselves, but the mind of attachment or desire. The post Giving up desire appeared first on Thubten Chodron.
Commentary on Shantideva's verses that point out the disadvantages of samsara, in order to develop a strong mind that strives for liberation. The post The disadvantages of samsara appeared first on Thubten Chodron.
Shantideva’s verses describe the lengths we go to obtain wealth, sex, and possessions, and the suffering this ultimately brings.
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