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Guided meditation on examining anger
Meditation on examining the experience of anger and how it affects us.
View PostSamsara is not a vacation
Seeing the kindness of others motivates us to work towards liberation for their benefit.
View PostKeeping a long-term perspective
It's critical that we keep a long-term motivation instead of the happiness of this life…
View PostTweaking samsara is not enough
Four distorted ways of thinking that prevent us from seeking lasting happiness.
View PostReview of the benefits of monastic precepts
Reviewing the second half of Chapter 4, covering benefits of keeping Pratimoksha vows, avoiding intoxicants,…
View PostBuddhist wisdom for managing our emotions
How disturbing emotions keep us bound in samsara and two methods for managing anger.
View PostCultivating inner peace
How transforming our mind enables us to create peace in a chaotic world.
View PostAnger, imputations and assumptions
We impute meaning on things and expect others to agree without clarifying.
View PostAnger and the self-centered mind
How to oppose the self-centered mind and more techniques for dealing with anger.
View PostContemplating the faults of anger
Two faults of anger to contemplate and why Buddhahood depends on even cockroaches.
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