attachment
Teachings on the mental affliction of attachment, including its causes, disadvantages, and antidotes.
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Chapter 5: Verses 101-102
A reflection on the determination to be free of suffering: what role mindfulness of death…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Review 2 of Chapter 8: Verses 178-183
Part 2 of the second review of Chapter 8 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the…
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Review 2 of Chapter 8: Verses 176-178
Part 1 of the second review of Chapter 8 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Qualities of the monastic mind
The qualities of the monastic mind and qualifications required to become a monastic.
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Verse 48: The smelly fart
Trying to cover up our faults is a futile endeavor. Also, the sharing of a…
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Oh Tara, protect us
Tara the liberator shows us how to free ourselves from the eight dangers: ignorance, anger,…
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Verse 47: The great fault
Investigating how our self-centered thought is at the heart of our suffering.
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Verse 46: The competitor disliked by all
The negative impact we have on our relationships when we are puffed up with pride…
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Verse 42: The most vain of all beings in the world
Examining our tendency to fabricate images and identities that we think will help us to…
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Verse 41: The most beautiful to worldly people
Worldly people are completely misguided in valuing those who appear to be nice and engage…
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Verse 40: The one who infects others’ minds
Looking at the part that our afflicted minds play when others deceive us with their…
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Verse 39: The poorest of all beings
The different ways we practice miserliness only create impoverishment in our hearts.
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