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