attachment

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

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 8: Verses 179-183

Considering that things might not exist as they appear has great benefit, and why and…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 8: Verses 176-178

Why the afflictions can be abandoned, and the importance of reflecting on our attachment to…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Review of Chapter 6: Part 1

A review of Chapter 6 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the Middle Way" focuses on…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Review of Chapter 4

A review of Chapter 4 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the Middle Way" focuses on…

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Shantideva Teachings in Singapore

Chapter 6: Verses 98-111

The disadvantages of being attached to praise, and how those who harm us are actually…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Review of Chapter 3

A review of Chapter 3 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the Middle Way" focuses on…

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Shantideva Teachings in Singapore

Chapter 6: Verses 52-65

Having fortitude when others treat us with contempt and when others disrespect the Dharma or…

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Bodhisattva Path

Equanimity

The importance of cultivating equanimity to treat others without attachment, aversion or apathy and with…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Review of Chapter 2

A review of Chapter 2 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the Middle Way" focuses on…

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Working with Emotions

Liberation from the eight dangers: Verses 4-8

Eight mental and emotional afflictions and the antidotes to subdue them. The last four verses…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Review of Chapter 1

A review of Chapter 1 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the Middle Way" focuses on…

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