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Venerable Thubten Chodron Following the Buddha’s advice
Selflessness of feelings and mind with regards to the establishments of mindfulness.
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Buddhist traditions: finding what suits us
Similarities of the various traditions and the principal teachings common to all.
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Unique features of tantra
Developing concentration and merit through the practice of tantra.
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Our craving for feelings and contact
Examining how our feelings arise dependently gives us an objective view of how they rule…
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Dedication and self-acceptance
How the afflictions arise one after another in our mind and how to humbly and…
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Pleasant and unpleasant feelings
We are constantly motivated by attachment and aversion to feelings, which causes us to try…
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Inability to settle on a path
Doubt can undermine our Dharma practice and study, and can even cause lack of confidence…
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The carnivorous demon of doubt
How doubt torments us along the path, and how difficult it is sometimes to recognize…
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Staving off the flood
Strengthening our precepts and practice helps to fortify our minds against the flood of attachment…
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Attachment to ideas
Try something different! How attachment to ideas creates conflict and unhappiness in our lives.
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Attachment to personal identity
Sometimes going to a new environment gives us more space to relate to things and…
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