attachment

Teachings on the mental affliction of attachment, including its causes, disadvantages, and antidotes.

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Requesting inspiration

Teaching from Chapter 6 of the book "The Foundation of Buddhist Practice", covering requesting inspiration.

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Shantideva Teachings in Singapore

Chapter 8: Verses 4-7

Investigating our own experience to see the disadvantages of clinging attachment and develop love and…

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Shantideva Teachings in Singapore

Chapter 8: Verses 1-3

The practice of abandoning the distorted conceptions of the eight worldly concerns.

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Buddhist Worldview

The disadvantages of the eight worldly concerns

Contemplating the eight worldly concerns helps to make good choices and see what to practice…

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Books

“Awaken Every Day”: Bringing the Dharma ...

How short daily reflections can help cultivate a positive motivation and bring spiritual practice into…

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Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland

Creating the causes for happiness

Teaching on creating the causes for happiness, disadvantages of self-centered thought, and dependent arising.

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Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland

The importance of ethical conduct

Emphasizing the importance of ethical conduct to secure a precious human rebirth, and explaining the…

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Bright gold and orange sunset at Pismo Beach.
On Working with Afflictions

VRBO

Sometimes we can clearly see the disadvantages of clinging to our possessions.

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

The root affliction of anger

Venerable Sangye Khadro continues teaching on the first root affliction of attachment and moves onto…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

The root affliction of attachment

Venerable Sangye Khadro reviews what is virtue and non-virtue and begins the first root affliction…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Virtuous mental factors #2-6

Venerable Sangye Khadro continues her commentary on the virtuous mental factors, explaining integrity, consideration for…

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