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The flood of attachment
Attachment and craving cause us to create non-virtue in this life and also propel us…
View PostThe courage to be happy
In protecting us from miserliness, Tara is giving us the courage to be happy.
View PostLetting go of self
The materialistic view that sees the afflictions as hard-wired into us versus the Buddhist view…
View PostThe chain of miserliness
We need to develop a realistic view of just what our situation is—bound in cyclic…
View PostDifferent ways of meditating on the four establishments
How the bodhisattvas' way of meditating on the four establishments differs from that of hearers…
View PostReview: Meditating on the mind
Members of the Abbey community go over questions 5-9 of the second quiz on the…
View PostReview: Mindfulness and wisdom
Members of the Abbey community go over the first four questions of the second quiz…
View PostQuiz 2: Four establishments of mindfulness
A quiz covering the topics of mindfulness and meditation based on the teachings on the…
View PostEmptiness of the body
The subtle understanding of the four establishments of mindfulness as taught by Shantideva, beginning with…
View PostImportance of the Buddhist worldview
The importance of the view of rebirth and karma at the beginning of the path…
View PostThe dangers of absolutism and nihilism
The wrong views of nihilism and absolutism and how they affect our ethical conduct.
View PostThe thieves of wrong views
Wrong views are like thieves that steal our virtue. Not believing that our actions have…
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