attachment
Teachings on the mental affliction of attachment, including its causes, disadvantages, and antidotes.
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Chapter 13: Verse 301
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe starts teachings on refuting the inherent existence of sense organs and objects.
View PostWe are all prisoners
We are prisoners of our own minds. Ignorance, anger, and attachment are every bit as…
View PostDisentangling our identities
Identities are useful conventions, but strongly grasping them can lead to victimhood.
View PostUsing the 12-step program if you’re a Buddhist
A practitioner explains how he combines the teachings of the Buddha with the valuable 12-step…
View PostGeneral advice for Dharma practice
Reflecting on the purpose and meaning of our precious human life and remembering the central…
View PostHold me close
A student's poem analyzes how our personal attachments hold us back from developing compassion for…
View PostThe perfection of generosity
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal teaches on the perfection of generosity, and how we can relate to…
View PostObstacles to generosity
The "shackles of miserliness" and the "flood of attachment" that we seek Tara's protection from.
View PostDo I really want to change?
Real change requires effort, not just an intellectual understanding of the situation.
View Post“Precious Garland” review: Quiz 7 questi...
Venerable Thubten Jigme reviews questions on working with attachment especially to intoxicants and the body,…
View PostAttributes of true dukkha: Impermanence
How to meditate on coarse and subtle impermanence.
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