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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

The root of samsara

Continuing teaching from Chapter 7, explaining how different tenet systems describe what is the root…

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Antidotes to Afflictions

Meditation on antidotes to anger

A guided meditation on identifying the disturbing effects of anger and applying antidotes to decrease…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Attachment and anger

Commenting on Verses 66-74 of Chapter 6, discussing the relationship between attachment and anger and…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

First-link ignorance

Continuing teaching from Chapter 7, explaining the specific scope of the first-link, ignorance and the…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Counteracting anger

Covering Verses 62-66, leading a discussion on working with the self-centered thought and describing more…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Applying karma to our lives

Continuing teaching from Chapter 7, applying karma to the recent trial and describing the Rice…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Debating with anger

Beginning with a review of Verses 42-50, and then leading us in a debate between…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Dependent arising

Completing Chapter 6, covering karma and instinctual behavior and commencing Chapter 7, describing the wheel…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Who’s responsible for our suffering

Covering Verses 42-50 of Chapter 6, exploring various perspectives on who is "responsible" for our…

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Guided Meditations

Meditation on the third attribute of true duhkha

Meditation on exploring the possibility of a permanent, unitary, independent self.

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