Search results for “second noble truth”
Venerable Thubten Chodron Death and the bardo
Why death occurs, how important it is to clear up our relationships with others now,…
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Disadvantages of the afflictions
How our afflictions cause conflict, ruin our ethical behavior, and create negative karma.
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Inappropriate attention
How we pay attention to something affects how we experience it. Considering the many factors…
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Causes of the afflictions
How wrong friends, the media, and the force of habit can stir up our afflictions…
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The order in which afflictions develop
Examining how the afflictions arise in our day-to-day lives so that we can loosen our…
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Recognizing our afflictions
Continuing the explanation of the secondary afflictions and the importance of recognizing them in daily…
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The cause of unsatisfactory experience
Completion of the teaching on wrong views and the first 10 of the 20 secondary…
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Ignorance, doubt, and afflicted views
The different ways in which ignorance manifests, how afflicted doubt impedes spiritual progress, and the…
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Pride and ignorance
The seven types of pride and their antidotes, and the three types of ignorance.
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Attachment and anger
Introduction to the six root afflictions and an in-depth look at the first two—attachment and…
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The dukkha of cyclic existence
Looking at and meditating on the disadvantages of cyclic existence in many different ways helps…
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