attachment
Teachings on the mental affliction of attachment, including its causes, disadvantages, and antidotes.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Conducive conditions to develop serenity
Explaining the six essential conditions necessary for developing serenity in retreat, drawing from Indian and…
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The importance of developing serenity
Covering a descriptive definition of serenity, and explaining some of the many benefits of developing…
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Life worth living
Exploring what it means to live a good life from a Buddhist perspective.
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Commitment to contentment
Discussing the importance of monastics cultivating an attitude of contentment and commitment to upholding the…
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Maintaining the purity of the Sangha
Describing how to maintain the purity of the Sangha, including some motivating advice from Master…
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Venerable Tenzin Tsepal Identifying attachment
Review of the lamrim outline and examining attachment and its antidotes.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro The root causes of grief
Why we suffer and experience grief. How to move through grief and transform it.
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Disturbing emotions and the mind
Positive and negative emotions, methods of expressing them, and advice for meditation during retreat.
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Only dharma will benefit at death
Describing the last 3 points of the nine-point death meditation, teaching from Chapter 8.
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The eight worldly concerns
Examining our attachment and aversion in the eight worldly concerns.
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Four puzzling points
Explaining the four puzzling points, from the section, "A Puzzle", in Chapter 13.
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