Nov 18, 2021
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The perfection of concentration
A teaching on concentration, including meditation instructions. The perfection of wisdom is introduced with an…
View PostDebating with anger
Beginning with a review of Verses 42-50, and then leading us in a debate between…
View PostThe Buddhist path and emptiness
An overview of the Buddhist path and how the delusion of an intrinsic self is…
View PostKnow your mind: The twenty auxiliary afflictions
An explanation of the 20 auxiliary mental afflictions, which are branches of the three root…
View PostKnow your mind: Six root afflictions
Explanation of the meaning and antidotes to the remaining five root afflictions: anger, arrogance, ignorance,…
View PostKnow your mind: A general explanation of afflictions
An overview of mental afflictions and explanation of the first of the six root afflictions,…
View PostDependent arising
Completing Chapter 6, covering karma and instinctual behavior and commencing Chapter 7, describing the wheel…
View PostPatience and joyous action
More on the perfection of patience and a teaching on the last three perfections: joyous…
View PostWho’s responsible for our suffering
Covering Verses 42-50 of Chapter 6, exploring various perspectives on who is "responsible" for our…
View PostCourageous Compassion
An overview of the sixth volume of The Library of Wisdom and Compassion, “Courageous Compassion".
View PostThe importance of empathic listening
How listening is different from just hearing, and how we can cultivate the skill of…
View PostMeditation on perceived threats and needs
A guided analytical meditation on working with perceived threats, and how to change how we…
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