attachment
Teachings on the mental affliction of attachment, including its causes, disadvantages, and antidotes.
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Lisa Van Atta - Jun 18, 2011
Lisa Van Atta A treasured possession
A retreatant shares on how she lost a valued piece of jewelry but gained an…
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Incarcerated people 
The jerk and the potato chips
Using one's meditation practice to become the observer of one's mind and to release the…
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Gena Butler
- Jun 18, 2011
Getting back on track
Studying the Dharma can give us insight into how our self-imposed pain leads to more…
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Reflections on anger
Stories from incarcerated people about their struggles with anger and other afflictions.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Building courage and compassion
Cultivating compassion towards those whose values seem to be completely different than ours.
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Prison poetry II
Poems written by people associated with the prison Dharma outreach program.
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A path of understanding
Reflections on the true nature of existence. All we are and all we have is…
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Musings at a red light
An incarcerated person's brief excursion outside the double fence of his prison brings up thoughts…
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Sravasti Abbey Monastics A dialogue about ordination
An Abbey resident, considering ordination, talks to a nun about what changes after one ordains.
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Are Buddhists ambitious?
Ambition and the Buddhist path. Distinguishing between postive and negative ambition.
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