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The Art of Happiness (1999)  $30.00

In his first teaching; Buddha explained that if we acknowledge the prevalence of suffering and understand its causes; then suffering may be overcome by renouncing those causes and following the Noble Path. Personal knowledge of the sixteen distinctive aspects or moments of suffering; gained through meditation and analysis; is a key element of understanding; and thus overcoming; suffering and its causes.

Order CodeTape Details
AH99/1 Tape 1    [20-02-1999]   Lama Choedak Rinpoche
  The Noble Truth of Suffering. 8 sufferings: birth; ageing; sickness; death; discontent; attachment; unfulfilled desire; unhappiness with 5 aggregates. 6 sufferings: uncertainty; dissatisfaction; change of status; loneliness; repeated death/rebirth. 4 moments pertaining to the Noble Truth of Suffering. 4 moments pertaining to the Noble Truth of the Cause of Suffering.
AH99/2 Tape 2    [20-02-1999]   Lama Choedak Rinpoche
  4 moments pertaining to the Noble Truth of the Cause of Suffering ctd. Wrong view. Review of the first and second Noble Truths. 4 moments pertaining to the Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering. 4 moments pertaining to the Noble Truth of the Path.
AH99/3 Tape 3    [20-02-1999]   Lama Choedak Rinpoche
  4 moments pertaining to the Noble Truth of the Path ctd. Summary. Q&A. After lunch Q&A on Side B.

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“We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.”
The Buddha