Teachings
Teachings on the Buddhist worldview from introductory talks to comprehensive explanations of the stages of the path to awakening.
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Verse 18: The sharp weapon that slices hearts
Our personal weapons of mass destruction -- harsh speech and divisive speech that destroys relationships.
View PostChapter 10: Verse 247
Considering how things are impermanent but do not go completely out of existence. Everything has…
View PostVerse 17: The liar
Lying creates suffering for others and ourselves, and creates the opposite effect of what we…
View PostVerse 16: The load of contaminated aggregates
Taking rebirth with polluted aggregates is a load that weighs us down and only causes…
View PostWorking with criticism
How to see those who criticize us and challenge us as teachers who point out…
View PostVerses 14-15: The trickster and the exhibitionist
Failing to put the teachings into practice is, in essence, stealing from those who support…
View PostPreliminaries to meditation
Introduction to the series and text. How to set up a daily meditation practice. The…
View PostVerse 13: Attachment to temporary pleasures
Attachment to impermanent things weighs us down in misery.
View PostChapter 10: Verses 236-246
The untenable consequences of positing a permanent creator or soul, refuting non-Buddhist views of a…
View PostVerse 12: Attachment to comfort
Our attachment to comfort causes us to make ludicrous demands on others, and only causes…
View PostVerse 11: False friends
Using others for our own gain, or being used by others for theirs. Examine why…
View PostVerse 10: Misleading friends
Misleading friends appear kind but encourage us away from our ethics and principles and can…
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