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This is the first in a series of talks on a work that ever increasingly has shown its impact on my life practice. In this talk, Rinpoche goes into the Two Truths doctrine and gives a basic outline of Shantideva, Nalanda, some Tibetan lineage-specific things, and a general overview. A highlight for me was when speaking about the Two Truths, he makes a great point regarding exaggeration of the ultimate and underestimation of the relative. (Paraphrased)- “Some say that ultimately only God exists. To the Buddhist ear, this is an exaggeration of the ultimate. […] Some say that there is no rebirth, no next life. This is an underestimation of the relative.”

I won’t go further into detail. If, like me, you have been impacted by Shantideva’s profound and ever-important work, do give this talk some of your time.

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