attachment
Teachings on the mental affliction of attachment, including its causes, disadvantages, and antidotes.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron The virtuous mental factors
An explanation of the first seven of the eleven virtuous mental factors and the benefits…
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Creating the causes of happiness
An overview of the six primary minds and 51 mental factors, and an explanation of…
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Buddhist psychology: Mind and mental factors
Definitions of mind and mental factors according to the Sautrantika school.
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Verse 75: True heroes
How the mind of a spiritual practitioner stays steadfast amidst the glitter of worldly pleasures.
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We are all Michael Brown and Darren Wilson
Using the Dharma to process outrage at the Grand Jury decision in Ferguson, Missouri to…
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The second noble truth: the root afflictions
Looking at the six root afflictions—the causes of problems in this life and future lives.
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Changing our minds and emotional habits
How ignorance projects a mode of existence onto things that doesn't exist. Advice on how…
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Overcoming obstacles to Dharma practice
Advice on how to build and keep a consistent practice followed by a talk about…
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Advice for Dharma practice
A question and answer session covering topics such as social conformity, guilt and regret, dealing…
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Awakening joy
How to generate armor-like joyous effort, avoid despondency, and counteract laziness, discouragement and weariness.
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Joyous effort, ignorance, and laziness
This retreat on joyous effort begins with teachings on cultivating fortitude and counteracting laziness to…
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Verse 61: A reliable protector from suffering
The Three Jewels are the most reliable source of refuge from all forms of suffering…
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