Actualizing the Perfection of Patience
Lama Yeshe teaches on Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend and the importance of developing patience in situations where strong emotions arise.
Topics:
Negative Emotions > Delusions > Anger
Teachings
Prayer Wheels
Advice on prayer wheels, both large and small hand-held ones. Includes advice on the benefits, how to dedicate the merit after turning the prayer wheel, and how to construct and fill them.
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Holy Objects > Advice on Holy Objects > Prayer Wheels
A Prayer Wheel for the Ocean in Vietnam
A Prayer Wheel in the Ocean
Benefits of Prayer Wheels
Building a Universal Peace Wheel
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Don't Be Shortsighted
Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches that Dharma practice needs continual effort for a long time in order to achieve liberation and enlightenment, in this excerpt from the 39th Kopan Course.
Topics:
Negative Emotions > Delusions
Desire and Attachment
Advice on how to overcome attachment by reflecting on the nature of the body, the sufferings of samsara, and the emptiness, or lack of true existence, of the object of attachment.
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Negative Emotions > Delusions > Desire and Attachment
A Vacation from Attachment
Attachment and Ordination
Attachment to a Good Reputation
Clinging to Worldly Pleasure
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Anger
Advice on how to eliminate anger by practicing patience and thus contributing to world peace.
Topics:
Negative Emotions > Delusions > Anger
Don't Get Angry at the Stick
The real enemy is ignorance, the self-cherishing thought, so there’s no reason to get angry with external conditions
Topics:
Negative Emotions > Delusions > Anger
Is Attachment Completely Negative?
How to deal with attachment, so we remain calm and clear when experiencing pleasure.
Topics:
Negative Emotions > Delusions
The Path to Total Freedom
We have the potential to be totally free from the suffering of samsara and its cause, delusion and karma.
Topics:
Negative Emotions > Delusions
Chapters:
The Dissatisfied Mind
When the mind is under the control of disturbing thoughts there is no peace or happiness
Topics:
Negative Emotions > Delusions
The Shortcomings of Anger
In order to control anger, we must reflect well on its shortcomings
Topics:
Negative Emotions > Delusions > Anger
The Shortcomings of Harmful Thoughts
Recognizing and renouncing harmful thoughts and actions brings peace and a meaningful life.
Topics:
Negative Emotions > Delusions
The Three Poisonous Minds
Anger, attachment and ignorance are the cause of all our suffering
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Negative Emotions > Delusions
The Real Hero
The real hero is the person who fights anger and defeats the inner enemy, the delusions.
Topics:
Negative Emotions > Delusions > Anger
The Root of Samsara
Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains how delusion and karma bind us to samsara in this excerpt from a teaching at the 11th Kopan Course.
Topics:
Negative Emotions > Delusions