attachment

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

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 8: Thoroughly preparing the student

Verses preparing the student’s mind for profound teachings on emptiness, the ultimate medicine that will…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapters 7-8: Verses 173-176

By meditating on the disadvantages of attachment to seemingly attractive objects we can focus on…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 7: Verses 166-172

Abandoning attachment to upper rebirths, or fame and wealth in this life, we can develop…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 7: Verses 158-165

A look at how much time we spend on acquiring objects of the senses, effort…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Review of Chapter 7: Counteracting desire

Venerable Thubten Chonyi draws from Aryadeva's text as well as other sources to examine and…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 7: Abandoning attachment to sense objects

Why our attachment to samsara is completely inappropriate, and how giving it up will bring…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapters 6-7: Verses 150-152

An explanation of emptiness of the mind, emptiness of afflictions, and managing manifest afflictions as…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 6: Verses 144-149

The disadvantages of anger and the advantages of practicing fortitude when faced with difficulties.

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Chenrezig Weeklong Retreat 2013

Giving up clinging to this life

Thinking about the reality of impermanence and death helps us let go of our strong…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 6: Verses 136-138

An explanation of dependent arising, which serves as both the reason to prove emptiness and…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 6: Verses 131-135

What causes desire and anger to arise and how the different tenet systems differ in…

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