attachment
Teachings on the mental affliction of attachment, including its causes, disadvantages, and antidotes.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron The pitfalls of perfectionism
Developing conviction in the Dharma teachings and how to approach the Dharma in a constructive…
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Motivation for the retreat
Generating the proper motivation for doing retreat and examining ways to work with the mind,…
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Birth, aging, and sickness
Looking at birth, aging, and sickness, in a more realistic way, contemplating them in order…
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Getting what we don’t want
Looking at the first two of the eight sufferings of human beings and using them…
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Peter Aronson Meaningful life, remembering death
A vivid meditation on death and how important it is to make life meaningful while…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Transforming to a global village of harmony and peace
A foreword to the program of a holistic wellness symposium, on how transforming our mind…
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Leah Kosik - Oct 24, 2009
Leah Kosik The subtleties of truthful speech
When we look honestly at the motivations behind our actions, we can see how to…
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108 Verses: Verses 35-41
How much attachment we have for the body, yet only the karma we create in…
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Methods to develop kindness
Two methods for helping us develop kindness for others; equanimity as a dependent factor.
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The 10 non-virtues: 3 of mind
From the ten non-virtues the three of the mind are really difficult to detect and…
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The 10 non-virtues: Disharmonious speech
A look at divisive speech and how the motivation behind creating disharmony is often jealousy.…
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