attachment
Teachings on the mental affliction of attachment, including its causes, disadvantages, and antidotes.
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Ignorance of the ego
A person in prison reflects on the effects of understanding the Buddha's teachings.
View PostPrison poetry I
Poems written by several people associated with the prison Dharma outreach program.
View PostTeaching children by example
Actions speak louder than words. Our children will learn loving-kindness, forgiveness, and patience only though…
View PostThe Sutra of the Three Heaps
The purification practice of prostration to the 35 Buddhas removes emotional burdens and pacifies obstacles…
View PostSpeaking of the faults of others
Belief in the faults of others and ourselves lead to missed opportunities for love.
View PostTaking the vow of celibacy
A student shares her reasons for taking the vow of celibacy as a lay person.
View PostAttachment makes the world go ’round
How to work with feelings of attachment and desire as a monastic, not getting down…
View PostPrison, life, impermanence
A person in prison describes the experience of solitary confinement and how by taking refuge…
View PostWorking with emotions
Practical advice from personal experience on the medicine to apply to an afflicted mind.
View PostA lamentation requesting blessings from the Great Co...
A request for blessings to Avalokiteshvara.
View PostTaking intoxicants
Getting our ethical conduct together as a foundation to progress along the path to find…
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