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First-link ignorance
Continuing teaching from Chapter 7, explaining the specific scope of the first-link, ignorance and the…
View PostCounteracting anger
Covering Verses 62-66, leading a discussion on working with the self-centered thought and describing more…
View PostMeditation on disturbing emotions
Meditation the impact of disturbing emotions and applying antidotes.
View PostApplying karma to our lives
Continuing teaching from Chapter 7, applying karma to the recent trial and describing the Rice…
View PostDebating with anger
Beginning with a review of Verses 42-50, and then leading us in a debate between…
View PostMeditation on the fourth attribute of true duhkha
A meditation looking for a self-supporting, substantially existent I or self.
View PostDependent arising
Completing Chapter 6, covering karma and instinctual behavior and commencing Chapter 7, describing the wheel…
View PostWho’s responsible for our suffering
Covering Verses 42-50 of Chapter 6, exploring various perspectives on who is "responsible" for our…
View PostMeditation on the third attribute of true duhkha
Meditation on exploring the possibility of a permanent, unitary, independent self.
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…
View PostKarma and our environment
Continuing teaching from Chapter 6, covering the interaction between the mind and external world and…
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