Mind and Mental Factors

A presentation of virtuous and nonvirtuous mental states according to Buddhist psychology.

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Mind and Mental Factors

Know your mind: Introduction to minds and mental fac...

An overview of the definition of mind, sense and mental consciousnesses. Explanation of main minds…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

The root affliction of anger

Venerable Sangye Khadro continues teaching on the first root affliction of attachment and moves onto…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

The root affliction of attachment

Venerable Sangye Khadro reviews what is virtue and non-virtue and begins the first root affliction…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Virtuous mental factors #7-11

Venerable Sangye Khadro explains virtuous mental factors #7-11, encouraging discussion about how to cultivate them…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Virtuous mental factors #2-6

Venerable Sangye Khadro continues her commentary on the virtuous mental factors, explaining integrity, consideration for…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Object ascertaining mental factors

Venerable Sangye Khadro discusses the 5 object ascertaining mental factors, and begins explaining the 11…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

The omnipresent mental factors

Venerable Sangye Khadro begins teaching on 'Mind and Mental Factors', giving an introduction, and covering…

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Mind and Mental Factors

The secondary afflictions

Final teaching on the root afflictions and beginning explanation on the 20 secondary afflictions, with…

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Mind and Mental Factors

Virtuous mental factors and root afflictions

Explanation of the last four virtuous mental factors and the first two root afflictions.

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Mind and Mental Factors

The virtuous mental factors

An explanation of the first seven of the eleven virtuous mental factors and the benefits…

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Mind and Mental Factors

Creating the causes of happiness

An overview of the six primary minds and 51 mental factors, and an explanation of…

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