attachment
Teachings on the mental affliction of attachment, including its causes, disadvantages, and antidotes.
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The Greater Discourse on the “Lion’s Roar Sutt...
Don't waste your time practicing ascetiscism, but do develop the fortitude to practice. Making the…
View PostThe benefits of community life
There is nothing wrong with enjoying the happiness of this life: it is attachment to…
View PostThe noble search
A realistic view of monastic life; commentaries on sutras. How taking vows, engaging in ethical…
View PostMeaning in life by benefiting others
Having the desire to be of benefit to all sentient beings through thought, speech, and…
View PostMeditation on love
How love is different from attachment and the benefits of cultivating love.
View PostThe Dharma works
It is freeing to realize that happiness does not depend on what material possessions we…
View PostChapter 6: Verses 31-45
Contemplating precious human life and the third kind of patience—the patience of not retaliating
View PostChapter 6: Verses 1-7
A teaching on the harmfulness of anger and hatred; tracing the arising of anger.
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