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Conventional consciousness
What is negated by ultimate analysis and the role of conventional consciousness.
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Compassion as an antidote to low-self esteem
How compassion works as an antidote to low self-esteem.
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Meditation on fear of compassion
A reflection on fear of compassion and how to overcome it.
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Compassion for difficult people
A review looking at selected verses to develop compassion for difficult people with guided meditation.
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Review of Buddha nature
Explaining Buddha Nature according to different tenet systems, reviewing the sections “Arya Disposition according to…
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How afflictions manifest
How afflictions are generated and why we need equanimity to combat them.
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Twenty secondary afflictions
A teaching on the twenty secondary afflictions and applying antidotes.
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How the afflictions harm us
Definition of an affliction, how to identify them, and the ten root afflictions, with detail…
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Quotes about the afflictions
The entire Buddhist path mapped onto combating the afflictions with quotes from various Dharma teachers…
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Selflessness of phenomena
Explanation of the view of the selflessness of phenomena in the Buddhist tenet schools.
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