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Glossary: attachment
An attitude that exaggerates the good qualities of a person or thing and then clings to it.
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Only the Dharma helps at death
Completing the section “Only Dharma helps at the time of death” in Chapter 9, explaining the importance of practicing the Dharma.
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Teaching from the last section “Powa, Transference of Consciousness”, in Chapter 9.
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