A talk given at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin on July 6, 2007.
- Our minds are ruled by self-grasping ignorance and the self-centered thought
- We create and star in our own dramas based on the self-centered thought
- Low self-esteem, guilt, blame, anger all come from the focus on self: I, me, my and mine
- Developing compassion creates happiness
- Wishing all sentient beings to be free of suffering and its causes
Emotional Health: The source of happiness and problems (download)
Questions and answers
- Steps to subdue the craving mind
- Turn away from the feeling of discontentment in daily life
- How media creates a sense of “us” and “them”
- Separating negative desires and positive aspirations
- Cultivating internal happiness without enhancing self-centeredness
- Dealing with self-pity
Emotional Health: Q&A (download)
SAFE 1A Week 2: Source of Happiness and Problems
Part 2: Transforming the judgmental mind
