attachment
Teachings on the mental affliction of attachment, including its causes, disadvantages, and antidotes.
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Meditation on working with prejudice
A guided meditation to help us release fear and anger of someone we are prejudiced…
View PostHow to think about the election
Venerable Thubten Chodron continues to discuss the election and how to use it to investigate…
View PostResponding to the election results
Venerable Thubten Chodron responds to the results of the presidential election.
View PostQuiz questions Part 9 for Precious Garland
Questions to review our understanding of the most recent talks on Nagarjuna’s "Precious Garland of…
View PostThe pitfalls of perfectionism
More on the disadvantages of having unrealistic expectations of others.
View PostOn perfectionism
How the mind that seeks perfection in ourselves and others creates suffering.
View PostChapter 5: Verses 424-433
Completion of the commentary on the 57 faults to be abandoned including how to meditate…
View PostChapter 5: Verses 413-423
Continued commentary on the 57 faults to be abandoned including the varieties of attachment.
View PostPush and pull of emotional life
An Interview with Venerable Thubten Chodron and Travis Newbill from the Science of Meditation free…
View Post“Don’t Believe Everything You Think̶...
The verses of "The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas" describe practices to transform the way we…
View PostChapter 5: Verses 401-405
By identifying the mental afflictions and how they harm others and ourselves we will be…
View PostBeing Tashi, facing the death of a child
A student searches for peace after the death of her child.
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