attachment
Teachings on the mental affliction of attachment, including its causes, disadvantages, and antidotes.
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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) Understanding ignorance
Explaining how afflictions are rooted in ignorance and how we can eradicate ignorance, continuing the…
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Afflictions are the enemy
Explaining the reason how it is possible to cultivate powerful antidotes to the afflictions, continuing…
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Venerable Thubten Ngawang Review of Chapter Six: Verses 43-44
How to counter attachment to the body by cultivating mindfulness of the body.
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Afflictions are weak
Continuing the review of Chapter 12, "Mind and Its Potential", describing how afflictions are not…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Chapter 8: Verses 1–6
How to free yourself from attachment - commentary on verses 1-6 of Chapter 8 of…
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Wealth is suffering
How wealth causes suffering and that it is better to strive for the wealth of…
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Building confidence and resilience with joy
Learn to base your confidence on your good motivation instead of what others say and…
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Venerable Thubten Lamsel Isolation of body and mind
A review of verses 1-37 of Chapter 8, with discussion of the meaning and purpose…
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Giving up desire
How the cause of problems and pain is not the objects of attachment themselves, but…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Working with emotions: General antidotes to afflictions
Beneficial approaches to dealing with disturbing emotions.
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The disadvantages of samsara
Commentary on Shantideva's verses that point out the disadvantages of samsara, in order to develop…
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Wealth is fraught with problems
Shantideva's verses describe the lengths we go to obtain wealth, sex, and possessions, and the…
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