renunciation
Renunciation, or the determination to be free, is the attitude aspiring to be free from all suffering and to attain the liberation that is freedom from cyclic existence.
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Meditating on suffering
An explanation of the types of suffering experienced in various realms of samsara.
View PostWhat is samsara and nirvana?
The proper foundation on which we should practice tantra and the meaning of samsara, nirvana,…
View PostOur human value
How reflecting on duhkha lessens attachment to worldly pleasures and leads to an aspiration for…
View PostKinds of duhkha
Continuing the teachings from Chapter 2, explaining eight unsatisfactory conditions and describing characteristics of true…
View PostTypes of duhkha
Continuing Chapter 2, covering the sections “Three Types of Duhkha”, “Feelings, Afflictions and Duhkha”, and…
View PostTrue duhkha
Teaching from Chapter 1, covering "The Nature of Each Truth” focusing on true duhkha and…
View PostThe eight worldly concerns
Teaching on how attachment to this life keeps us bound in samsara, exploring the eight…
View PostThe ten innermost jewels of the Kadampas
How contemplating the ten innermost jewels of the Kadampa tradition helps to overcome the eight…
View PostPaths for spiritual development
Beginning Chapter 8 “A Systematic Approach” and covering the section “Paths for Spiritual Development” explaining…
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