attachment

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

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 13: Verse 301

Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe starts teachings on refuting the inherent existence of sense organs and objects.

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Inmate looking out from behind prison bars.
On Refuge and Bodhicitta

We are all prisoners

We are prisoners of our own minds. Ignorance, anger, and attachment are every bit as…

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Buddhist Worldview

Disentangling our identities

Identities are useful conventions, but strongly grasping them can lead to victimhood.

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Young man sitting and meditating on a pontoon by a lake at sunrise.
Working with Emotions

Using 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…

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New to Buddhism

General advice for Dharma practice

Reflecting on the purpose and meaning of our precious human life and remembering the central…

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Framed photos of family.
Dharma Poetry

Hold me close

A student's poem analyzes how our personal attachments hold us back from developing compassion for…

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Gomchen Lamrim

The perfection of generosity

Venerable Tenzin Tsepal teaches on the perfection of generosity, and how we can relate to…

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White Tara Weeklong Retreat 2017

Obstacles to generosity

The "shackles of miserliness" and the "flood of attachment" that we seek Tara's protection from.

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Buddhist Worldview

Do I really want to change?

Real change requires effort, not just an intellectual understanding of the situation.

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Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

“Precious Garland” review: Quiz 7 questi...

Venerable Thubten Jigme reviews questions on working with attachment especially to intoxicants and the body,…

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Shiney Medication Capsules
On Addiction

The allure of drugs

An incarcerated person examines his relationship with drugs.

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