attachment
Teachings on the mental affliction of attachment, including its causes, disadvantages, and antidotes.
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Contemplating impermanence
Introduction to the Heart Sutra, the four seals of Buddhism, and teachings on the first…
View PostKassapa Discourses: Guarding the mind
If we have self-restraint, there is less danger of breaking the precepts. We stay mentally…
View PostThe 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…
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