In this second session on Mirror of Wisdom by Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen, Geshe Kunchok Woser and Geshe Lobsang Jampa begin exploring the commentary on the Heart Sutra (pages 95–97), emphasizing the preciousness of human life, the importance of bodhicitta, and the need to cultivate wisdom through meditation. They examine the two types of Buddha nature—naturally abiding and developable—and compare their interpretations across different Buddhist philosophical schools. Through examples and audience questions, the monks clarify that emptiness does not mean nonexistence, but rather the absence of inherent, independent existence in oneself and all phenomena. The session concludes by emphasizing dependent arising, the universal potential for enlightenment, and the importance of developing compassion and respect for all sentient beings.
In this introductory session on Mirror of Wisdom by the late Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen, Geshe Kunchok Woser and Geshe Lobsang Jampa explore the importance of wisdom realizing emptiness as an essential path to liberation from suffering. They explain the three principal aspects of the Buddhist path—renunciation, bodhicitta, and wisdom—and how ignorance and self-grasping perpetuate suffering through attachment, hatred, and mistaken perceptions. The teaching emphasizes that studying, contemplating, and meditating on emptiness generates merit, purifies negative karma, and ultimately uproots ignorance. During the Q&A, the monks clarify the relationship between calm abiding, analytical meditation, and the direct realization of emptiness.
