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Meditation on three kinds of faith
A guided analytical meditation on the three types of faith.
View PostKnow your mind: Omnipresent mental factors
The similarities shared by main minds and mental factors, and the five omnipresent mental factors…
View PostKnow your mind: Introduction to minds and mental fac...
An overview of the definition of mind, sense and mental consciousnesses. Explanation of main minds…
View PostAfflictions, our real enemy
Finishing teaching from Chapter 4, describing how to see afflictions as our real enemy and…
View PostUnhappiness fuels anger
Covering Verses 7-10 of Chapter 6, describing the evolution of how anger enters the mind,…
View PostThe path to liberation
How to cease the twelve links, an outline of ethical practices, and the antidotes to…
View PostWhen a dear one has a medical emergency
In a time of uncertainty, letting our minds relax can be of benefit to ourselves…
View PostCompassionate communication
How to bring compassion to our communication and how to look at situations objectively without…
View PostMeditation on compassion for our enemies
A guided analytical meditation to cultivate compassion for those we have difficulty with or who…
View PostCounterforces to the afflictions
Teaching from Chapter 4, describing various counterforces to the afflictions, such as anger, attachment, jealousy,…
View PostWorking with anger
Teaching on the disadvantages of anger, giving commentary to Verses 1-6 of Chapter 6 "Patience"
View PostThe twelve links of dependent arising (continued)
A review of the first five links and discussion of the remaining seven links of…
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