attachment
Teachings on the mental affliction of attachment, including its causes, disadvantages, and antidotes.
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Comparing ourselves with others
Antidotes that counteract comparing ourselves with others.
View PostOn friendship
What qualities we value in our friends, and what qualities we need to develop to…
View PostHow our conditioning affects us
A reflection on how we can make decisions about a spiritual path.
View PostEthical principles cannot be compromised
An interview on materialism and consumption in the modern world that disregard long term happiness.
View PostThe four attributes of true of origins of dukkha
The cause of suffering is not external situations and people, but the internal afflictions and…
View PostAntidotes to anger
The third of three talks given at a retreat on how to practice forgiveness by…
View PostAnger versus clarity
The second of three talks given at a retreat on how to practice forgiveness by…
View PostRetreating from anger
The first of three talks given at a retreat on how to practice forgiveness by…
View PostBodhisattva ethical restraints: Auxiliary vows 2-4
Auxiliary precepts covering not respecting one's seniors, following strong desire and dissatisfaction, and not answering…
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