attachment
Teachings on the mental affliction of attachment, including its causes, disadvantages, and antidotes.
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Know your mind: A general explanation of afflictions
An overview of mental afflictions and explanation of the first of the six root afflictions,…
View PostWho’s responsible for our suffering
Covering Verses 42-50 of Chapter 6, exploring various perspectives on who is "responsible" for our…
View PostFortitude for those who cause harm
Discussing the tenets of non-Buddhist schools and going to cover Verses 33-38 that discuss how…
View PostAfflictions and karma, their seeds and latencies
Starting Chapter 5, describing the different classifications of afflictions and covering seeds and latencies of…
View PostFeelings and the ethical dimension of afflictions
Continuing the teachings from Chapter 4, explaining the relationship between three types of feelings and…
View PostFactors causing afflictions to arise
Continuing teaching from Chapter 4, describing how six principal factors that cause afflictions to arise…
View PostAntidotes to attachment
A teaching on attachment and its antidotes, and the six causes of delusion.
View PostThe order in which afflictions arise
Continuing teaching from Chapter 4, describing the order in which afflictions arise according to different…
View PostEighty-four thousand afflictions
Completing Chapter 3, covering five hindrances and beginning Chapter 4, describing how fear, anxiety and…
View PostFetters and pollutants
Continuing teaching from Chapter 3, covering the fetters and pollutants as described in the Pali…
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