Verse 45 We have been speaking about this letter that Nagarjuna, the great Indian master from the second century of the Common Era, wrote to his friend King Udayibhadra in South India. In this letter, first, Nagarjuna explained the importance of having confidence in the...

Verse 45 We have been discussing this wonderful letter that Nagarjuna wrote to his friend King Udayibhadra back in the second century of the Common Era. It’s a very old text that is the source of so many teachings. Obviously, Nagarjuna got these teachings from the Buddha’s...

Verse 45 We have been studying this wonderful letter that Nagarjuna wrote to his friend the king in which he outlines the Mahayana path. First, he explains the importance of having confidence in the teachings and six things to always keep in mind as a support for the path....

Verse 45 We have been going through this text by Nagarjuna in which he explains the main points of the Mahayana path to his friend the king in the form of a letter, although it’s written in verses. In this text, first, he explains the necessity of having confidence in the...

Verse 46 We have been going through Nagarjuna’s text, which he wrote to his friend the king in one of the kingdoms in South India. He begins this letter with an explanation of the importance of having confidence in the teachings and six things to try to continually keep in...

Verse 46 We have been looking at this letter, which Nagarjuna wrote to his friend the king.  Review Nagarjuna begins by explaining what we need as the support for our spiritual path. The first thing is confident belief. Confident belief, which is sometimes translated as...

Verse 46 We have been looking at this letter, which Nagarjuna wrote to his friend the king.  Review Nagarjuna begins by explaining what we need as the support for our spiritual path. The first thing is confident belief. Confident belief, which is sometimes translated as...

Verse 4 Last time we were speaking about the fourth verse, which marks the beginning of the main part of the text. The fourth verse was: [4] The Triumphant has proclaimed six (objects) for continual mindfulness: The Buddhas, the Dharma, the Sangha, generous giving, ethical...

Verses 47 – 48 We’ve been going through this wonderful text that Nagarjuna wrote as a letter to his friend the king in which he outlines the major points of the Mahayana path. First, he speaks about the necessity of having confidence in the path – confidence, meaning total...

Verse 49 We have been going through this wonderful text by Nagarjuna, which he wrote to his friend the king, in which he outlines the Mahayana path. It is the source of so many different teachings that we find developed later on in the Indian literature and, especially, in the...