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Venerable Thubten Chodron The root afflictions: Ignorance
Continuing teaching from Chapter 3, describing different meanings of ignorance and explaining deluded doubt.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Meditation 101: Types of meditation
Instruction on the nine-round breathing meditation with guided analytical meditation on dealing with disturbing emotions.
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Finding the best in other people
How to improve relationships with others by recognizing and focusing on their good qualities.
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Meditation on responding with compassion
A guided meditation to help bring more compassion to relationships and interactions with others.
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The root afflictions: Arrogance
Teaching from Chapter 3, explaining different types of arrogance.
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How to act when afflictions arise
Covers Verses 46-54 of Chapter 5 discussing skilful ways to act when afflictions arise
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Meditation 101: Meditation on the mind like the sky
Explanation of the meditation on the mind like the sky followed by a guided meditation.
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The root afflictions: Anger
Continuing teaching from Chapter 3, explaining four types of clinging, what is anger and how…
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Awareness of our body and speech
Covering Verses 5.34-45, discussing how we can use mindfulness and introspection to assess how we…
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Meditation 101: Meditating on the breath
Instruction on posture and techniques of breathing meditation and bare attention meditation for mindfulness.
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The root afflictions: Attachment
How the afflictions cause problems and the importance of combating them. What attachment is and…
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Recollecting the Buddha
Covering Verses 31-35 of Chapter 5, discussing how mindfulness and introspection arise, and how to…
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