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Verse 5: The wild horse of pride
Pride can be a stumbling block on the path, stunting our spiritual progress.
View PostChapters 9-10: Verses 224-226
When investigated, the strong feeling of a personal self and identity cannot be found, and…
View PostVerse 4: The darkness of ignorance
Ignorance of how things exist and ignorance of karma and its effects are like dark…
View PostVerse 3: The fire of anger
Clinging attachment leads to anger and suffering when our high expectations are not met. How…
View PostVerse 2: Attachment to sense pleasures
Our insatiable craving for sense objects is the source of our suffering.
View PostVerse 1: The realms of samsara
Why is it so hard to break free from the realms of cyclic existence? It's…
View PostPrologue: Praise to Guru Manjushri
Homage and praise to spiritual mentors and how they help us along the path begins…
View PostChapter 9: Verses 218-223
Examining and refuting the idea that there is a truly existent liberation and person who…
View PostSharing the Dharma in Australia
Venerable Thubten Chodron rejoices in the opportunity to teach the Dharma in Australia.
View PostReview 1 of Chapter 8: Verses 184-188
The first review of chapter 8 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the Middle Way" continues,…
View PostTrouble with relationships
How to work with negative emotions in relationships and when working with other people, cultivating…
View PostFacing blame
Recognizing attachment to reputation and examining the mind's reaction when it is threatened.
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