attachment
Teachings on the mental affliction of attachment, including its causes, disadvantages, and antidotes.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron What if everything you’re chasing is the problem?
Exploring how to live with wisdom and compassion in a modern world.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Immeasurable equanimity
Examining our usual attitudes toward others and how to equalize friends, enemies, and strangers.
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Immeasurable loving-kindness
Benefits of loving-kindness plus antidotes to hatred and attachment.
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Review: Higher training of concentration
Reviewing the highlights of chapter 6, sharing some clarifying information on the section about “Observed…
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Concentration in the Pali tradition
Completing Chapter 8, covering words of advice and commencing Chapter 9, describing concentration in Pali…
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Serkong Tsenshap Rinpoche II The essence of Buddha’s teaching
Why understanding dependent arising is essential for eliminating afflictions at the root.
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Restlessness and laxity
Explaining the third of the five faults and eight antidotes as taught in Maitreya’s Differentiation…
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Parents and gurus
Responding to questions about ordaining when parents don't approve and how to find a guru.
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Meditating on breath and overcoming hindrances
Explaining how one can meditate on the breath using Vasubandhu’s six steps for developing serenity,…
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Meditating on the body and skeleton
Explaining how one can meditate on the foulness of the body or on the skeleton…
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Attachment and jealousy
How to work with attachment to ideas and the antidotes to jealousy.
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