How attachment prevents having good relationships
Part of a series of talks on healing relationships and cultivating healthy relationships given at the Centro Nagarjuna Valencia in Valencia, Spain. The teachings are in English with Spanish translation.
- Why attachment is not seen as an obstacle to good relationships
- The difference between love and romantic attachment
- How attachment causes difficulties in relationships
- Attachment and relationships with children
- We can look at others with equanimity and love them simply because they exist
Healing relationships 03: Attachment and relationships (download)
Guided meditation on overcoming attachment in Spanish only led by Venerable Paloma
Guided meditation on overcoming attachment in Spanish only (download)
Venerable Thubten Chodron
Venerable Chodron emphasizes the practical application of Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives and is especially skilled at explaining them in ways easily understood and practiced by Westerners. She is well known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1977 by Kyabje Ling Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India, and in 1986 she received bhikshuni (full) ordination in Taiwan. Read her full bio.