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07 Contemplating the Five Aggregates as Empty in Nature (II)

Five Aggregates constitute the physical and mental aspects of human beings and are constantly changing, and thus empty in nature.

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Cultivate Our True Self {Stage 1: Knowing Ourselves}

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The Effects of Chanting Mantras

The power of mantra comes from the merit attained by a certain ghost, deity, Bodhisattva, or Buddha, as well as from the mental power or power of concentration of the person reciting it. The effica...