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The Place of Ignorance in Buddhism and How to Translate the Words for It

language. Sey Ngawang Tashi (Sras Ngag-dbang bkra-shis), a late 17th – early 18th

Part in The Four Buddhist Tenet Systems Regarding Ignorance

Interview with Dr. Philippe Goldin

language, and participated in retreats. As my Tibetan improved, I began translating public and private

LPA48: Nine Stages to Shamatha; Non-Conceptual Meditation

language of nature. I don’t think it’s justifiable. It’s a language for making

Part in A Letter of Practical Advice on Sutra and Tantra – Section 8: Shamatha Meditation

LPA30: Common Root Tantric Vows Eleven to Thirteen

language would imply. Language implies that things exist — either it’s in this word in the dictionary

Part in A Letter of Practical Advice on Sutra and Tantra – Section 5: Tantric Vows and Close-Bonding Practices

LPA13: Keeping Motivation throughout Meditation Sessions

languages. We include here having an aim (what are we aiming for?), what is the intention

Part in A Letter of Practical Advice on Sutra and Tantra – Section 2: How to Meditate

LPA3: Need for Relying on the Buddhist Classics

languages the this and the that, and the it, and the they, and these and those

Part in A Letter of Practical Advice on Sutra and Tantra – Section 1: Spiritual Teacher & Motivation

LPA 2: What a Spiritual Teacher Must Know

languages, all the major Buddhist languages — and I had the option, do I study logic

Part in A Letter of Practical Advice on Sutra and Tantra – Section 1: Spiritual Teacher & Motivation

Dr. Alexander Berzin: Translating for Serkong Rinpoche & HH the Dalai Lama

Language Skills Rinpoche was very concerned about the translation terms that I used. The Tibetan

Part in Dr. Alexander Berzin: My Autobiography

WSW 46: Calling Yamantaka to Free Us from Self-Grasping Forever

language is based on words and names. There’s nothing wrong with language; Buddha used

Part in Wheel of Sharp Weapons – Section 4: Destroying Self-Grasping with Tonglen

WSW 12: Falsely Accusations, Loss of Possessions

language that is foul and abusive, this is the wheel of sharp weapons returning full

Part in Wheel of Sharp Weapons – Section 2: Karmic Causes of Various Problems