attachment
Teachings on the mental affliction of attachment, including its causes, disadvantages, and antidotes.
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Chapter 8: Verses 179-183
Considering that things might not exist as they appear has great benefit, and why and…
View PostChapter 8: Verses 176-178
Why the afflictions can be abandoned, and the importance of reflecting on our attachment to…
View PostReview of Chapter 6: Part 1
A review of Chapter 6 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the Middle Way" focuses on…
View PostReview of Chapter 4
A review of Chapter 4 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the Middle Way" focuses on…
View PostChapter 6: Verses 98-111
The disadvantages of being attached to praise, and how those who harm us are actually…
View PostReview of Chapter 3
A review of Chapter 3 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the Middle Way" focuses on…
View PostChapter 6: Verses 52-65
Having fortitude when others treat us with contempt and when others disrespect the Dharma or…
View PostEquanimity
The importance of cultivating equanimity to treat others without attachment, aversion or apathy and with…
View PostReview of Chapter 2
A review of Chapter 2 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the Middle Way" focuses on…
View PostLiberation from the eight dangers: Verses 4-8
Eight mental and emotional afflictions and the antidotes to subdue them. The last four verses…
View PostReview of Chapter 1
A review of Chapter 1 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the Middle Way" focuses on…
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