attachment
Teachings on the mental affliction of attachment, including its causes, disadvantages, and antidotes.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Reflecting on impermanence
Teaching on generating the sense of closeness with others and outlining the meditation to develop…
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Nine-point death meditation
Teaching nine-point death meditation, from the section “Learning from Our Own Mortality” in Chapter 9.
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The Middle Way view
Talking about heart-warming love and compassion and teaching on attachment to inherently existent things and…
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Love and compassion
Speaking on developing close relationships without attachment and teaching on the meaning of love and…
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Equanimity and the kindness of others
Leading a meditation on equanimity and teaching on the the seven-point cause and effect method…
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Disadvantages of the eight worldly concerns
Continuing teaching from Chapter 8 “The Essence of a Meaningful Life” covering eight worldly concerns…
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The causes of samsara
Speaking on the benefits of meditation on impermanence and teaching on six root afflictions that…
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Death and the defects of samsara
Giving detailed instruction on how to meditate on one's own death and reflecting on the…
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Attachment and death meditation
Speaking on the benefits of study and reflection and going through the nine-point death meditation…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro How to prepare for death
Teaching on how to prepare ourselves for death, on the five powers, and answering questions…
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Meditation on how only spiritual practice helps at d...
A guided meditation on the last three points in the nine-point death meditation.
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Only spiritual practice can help at death
Reviewing the last set of points in the 9-point death meditation on the fact that…
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