attachment

Teachings on the mental affliction of attachment, including its causes, disadvantages, and antidotes.

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Mind and Mental Factors

Three beneficial mental factors

Good ethical discipline is the basis of (1) respect for ourselves and (2) consideration for…

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Wheel of Sharp Weapons 2004-06

Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 90-91

Watching our tendency to do the opposite of what our teachers instruct, becoming willing to…

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Wheel of Sharp Weapons 2004-06

Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 84-85

Verses describing how to approach learning the Dharma, avoiding wrong views, and working with our…

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Wheel of Sharp Weapons 2004-06

Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 81-83

Remembering what samsara is, it's causes, and applying that to our life. Coming to see…

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On Mindfulness

Treasure the present

Correspondence with a person in prison on the benefits of learning how to live in…

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Wheel of Sharp Weapons 2004-06

Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 69-72

How reminding ourselves that the afflictions are the fault of the self-centered thought gives us…

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Wheel of Sharp Weapons 2004-06

Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 60-63

A continuation of verses that point out our bad habits and how our self-grasping ignorance…

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Wheel of Sharp Weapons 2004-06

Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 43-45

Being taken advantage of, jealousy at others' good fortune. Looking at what is behind these…

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Wheel of Sharp Weapons 2004-06

Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 38-42

A look at the karmic causes of difficulties in our practice or difficulties overcoming the…

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Wheel of Sharp Weapons 2004-06

Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 22-24

These verses cover the causes of such results as disappointment from our spiritual mentors and…

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On Attachment

Prison of desire

Finding inner freedom by seeing our shortcomings and working to change oneself.

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