attachment
Teachings on the mental affliction of attachment, including its causes, disadvantages, and antidotes.
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Chapter 8: Thoroughly preparing the student
Verses preparing the student’s mind for profound teachings on emptiness, the ultimate medicine that will…
View PostChapters 7-8: Verses 173-176
By meditating on the disadvantages of attachment to seemingly attractive objects we can focus on…
View PostChapter 7: Verses 166-172
Abandoning attachment to upper rebirths, or fame and wealth in this life, we can develop…
View PostChapter 7: Verses 158-165
A look at how much time we spend on acquiring objects of the senses, effort…
View PostReview of Chapter 7: Counteracting desire
Venerable Thubten Chonyi draws from Aryadeva's text as well as other sources to examine and…
View PostChapter 7: Abandoning attachment to sense objects
Why our attachment to samsara is completely inappropriate, and how giving it up will bring…
View PostChapters 6-7: Verses 150-152
An explanation of emptiness of the mind, emptiness of afflictions, and managing manifest afflictions as…
View PostChapter 6: Verses 144-149
The disadvantages of anger and the advantages of practicing fortitude when faced with difficulties.
View PostGiving up clinging to this life
Thinking about the reality of impermanence and death helps us let go of our strong…
View PostChapter 6: Verses 136-138
An explanation of dependent arising, which serves as both the reason to prove emptiness and…
View PostChapter 6: Verses 131-135
What causes desire and anger to arise and how the different tenet systems differ in…
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