An explanation of the 20 auxiliary mental afflictions, which are branches of the three root afflictions, and the four variable mental factors.
An explanation of the Buddhist psychology of the mind—how it is divided into primary minds and mental factors, how to identify virtuous and nonvirtuous mental factors, and use this understanding to progress along the path to awakening.
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An explanation of the Buddhist psychology of the mind—how it is divided into primary minds and mental factors, how to identify virtuous and nonvirtuous mental factors, and use this understanding to progress along the path to awakening.
Know your mind: Six root afflictions
Explanation of the meaning and antidotes to the remaining five root afflictions: anger, arrogance, ignorance, deluded doubt, and afflictive views .
Know your mind: A general explanation of afflictions
An overview of mental afflictions and explanation of the first of the six root afflictions, attachment, including antidotes to attachment.
Know your mind: Virtuous mental factors
Explanation of the virtuous mental factors of nonattachment, nonhatred, nonconfusion, joyous effort, pliancy, conscientiousness, equanimity, and nonharmfulness.
Know your mind: Object-ascertaining and virtuous mental factors
Explanation of the five object-ascertaining mental factors and the first three virtuous mental factors —faith, integrity, and consideration for others.
Know your mind: Omnipresent mental factors
The similarities shared by main minds and mental factors, and the five omnipresent mental factors of feeling, discrimination, intention, attention, and contact.
Know your mind: Introduction to minds and mental factors
An overview of the definition of mind, sense and mental consciousnesses. Explanation of main minds and mental factors.
The secondary afflictions
Final teaching on the root afflictions and beginning explanation on the 20 secondary afflictions, with a rescued kitten in attendance.
Virtuous mental factors and root afflictions
Explanation of the last four virtuous mental factors and the first two root afflictions.
The virtuous mental factors
An explanation of the first seven of the eleven virtuous mental factors and the benefits of cultivating them.
