Disturbing Emotions

We need to develop the determination to be free of our habitual routines that cause us stress and train ourselves in self-discipline, concentration, and discriminating awareness.

Envy is a complex emotion made up of many disturbing factors, but can be overcome by identifying these factors and applying effective antidotes.

Buddha-family traits refer to aspects of Buddha-nature that all of us have that enable us to become Buddhas.

Inspired by the work of Tsultim Allione, this method fits the structure of a “fulfill and restore” ritual of a Dharma-protector to address fear and anxiety.

Working with Buddha-family traits entails both quieting down to recognize the traits that have always been there, as well as stimulating them to grow.

The entire scope of mind training to transform negative attitudes into positive ones is summarized in eight verses.

Jealousy in a loving relationship means we don’t trust our partner’s love for us. We overcome it by realizing that love is not a limited commodity.

Disturbing emotions are those that make us lose peace of mind and self-control.

An overview of the various Indian tenet systems’ view on how we view ourselves as persons in relation to the samsara-perpetuating five aggregates.

With an extensive presentation of harmful situations that befall us, their karmic causes and the ways of behaving that will counter them, Dharmarakshita leads us to the practice of tonglen, giving and taking.