attachment
Teachings on the mental affliction of attachment, including its causes, disadvantages, and antidotes.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Dependent arising: Links 1-3
Superstition obscures the right view and brings forth a wrong fantasy view. It is the…
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The wheel of life
Being aware of death while we are alive helps us distinguish what's important. Living each…
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The bardo and taking rebirth
How a person goes from the bardo into the next rebirth. Why the time of…
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Death and the bardo
Why death occurs, how important it is to clear up our relationships with others now,…
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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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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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Attachment and anger
Introduction to the six root afflictions and an in-depth look at the first two—attachment and…
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Unsatisfactoriness of god realms
Understanding why the god realms are unsatisfactory helps us understand that rebirth in any realm…
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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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Our unsatisfactory experiences
Taking an honest look at the situation we're in in samsara: facing birth, sickness, aging…
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The first noble truth: Dukkha
Considering the four noble truths in terms of the three levels of practitioner, and looking…
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Favorable qualities for Dharma practice
Particular factors are helpful for Dharma study and practice. Some of them are possibly influenceable…
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