Teachings
Teachings on the Buddhist worldview from introductory talks to comprehensive explanations of the stages of the path to awakening.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Working with criticism
How to see those who criticize us and challenge us as teachers who point out…
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Verses 14-15: The trickster and the exhibitionist
Failing to put the teachings into practice is, in essence, stealing from those who support…
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Preliminaries to meditation
Introduction to the series and text. How to set up a daily meditation practice. The…
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Verse 13: Attachment to temporary pleasures
Attachment to impermanent things weighs us down in misery.
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Chapter 10: Verses 236-246
The untenable consequences of positing a permanent creator or soul, refuting non-Buddhist views of a…
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Verse 12: Attachment to comfort
Our attachment to comfort causes us to make ludicrous demands on others, and only causes…
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Verse 11: False friends
Using others for our own gain, or being used by others for theirs. Examine why…
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Verse 10: Misleading friends
Misleading friends appear kind but encourage us away from our ethics and principles and can…
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Verse 9: The chains that bind us
Attachment, habitual behaviors, and doubt hinder our practice even when we go on retreat.
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Chapter 10: Refuting misconceptions of the self
Refuting erroneous views of an unchanging self, both innate and acquired. How to use awareness…
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Verse 8: The prison of personal entanglements
Attachment to loved ones and friends creates suffering that distracts us from our spiritual aspirations.
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Verse 7: The enemies of happiness and prosperity
Afflictive emotions like miserliness and anger only bring us misery, though we think they'll bring…
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