Disturbing Emotions

The general principle regarding sexual ethics is to try to minimize any problematic and compulsive aspects of our sexual behavior, motivated by disturbing emotions.

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

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.

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.

Tips for overcoming anxiety, to live a more confident life.

Distinguish the person from their behavior, to forgive them without condoning their actions.

Disturbing emotions occur not only in conceptual cognitions, which are always mental cognition, but also in non-conceptual sensory and mental cognition.

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

By applying methods for developing patience, we can avoid the problems that anger causes.

By gaining a calmer, more realistic view of ourselves, we can overcome self-hatred and be better able to realize our potentials.