Dependent Arising

A determination to be free of suffering, a bodhichitta aim to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all, and a correct understanding of emptiness are the three principal aspects of the graded path to enlightenment.

A look at how dependent arising eliminates the extreme of nihilism and the extreme of absolutism.

A Q&A with Dr. Berzin and his students about the relationship between Buddhism and science, with specific examples of points that they share in common.

The entire scope of mind training to transform negative attitudes into positive ones is summarized in eight verses.

Following his attainment of non-conceptual cognition of voidness (emptiness), Tsongkhapa wrote this eulogy giving poetical expression to his enormous appreciation of Buddha’s kindness in teaching the non-contraction between voidness and dependent arising.

With a correct understanding of voidness and dependent arising, we will avoid the two extremes of absolutism and nihilism, and then be best able to deal with the complexities of life.