Overcoming Prejudice and Self Dwelling

Perhaps we should start this talk with the subject of self-dwelling.  One of the differences between modern Western society and the traditional societies which still exist to a certain extent in parts of Europe and in Asia, is the modern Western glorification of the...
1. The Truth of Suffering

1. The Truth of Suffering

The Four Noble Truths: The Truth of Suffering Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, Australia, Sydney, 15th July 2000, Tape 1. Sometimes in Tibetan Mahayana circles, the Lord Shakyamuni Buddha is rather overlooked. There are so many more exotic deities out there that sometimes...
2. The Truth of the Origin

2. The Truth of the Origin

The Four Noble Truths: The Truth of the Cause of Suffering Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, Australia, Sydney, 15th July 2000, Tape 2. We have dealt briefly with the first Noble Truth, which is the truth of duhkha or the basic unsatisfactory nature of this round of birth and...
3. The Truth of Cessation

3. The Truth of Cessation

The Four Noble Truths: The Third Truth of the Cessation of Suffering Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, Australia, Sydney, 15th July 2000, Tape 3. We have been briefly through the first two of the Noble Truths, that is the Truth of the unsatisfactory nature of samsara or this...
4. The Truth of the Path

4. The Truth of the Path

The Four Noble Truths: The Truth of the Path to the Cessation of Suffering Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, Australia, Sydney, 15th July 2000, Tape 3 and 4. The fourth Noble Truth is the way leading to the cessation of suffering. This is called the Noble Eightfold Path. The...