Tag: Kleshas
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5 Ancient Buddhist Teachings That Will Radically Change Your Self-Perception

1.0 Introduction: The Ancient Thirst for Reassurance Have you ever felt trapped by your own mind? Caught in a loop of the same fears, self-doubts, and mental habits, it can feel like you’re fighting a battle against an opponent who knows your every move. We can feel so defined by our past mistakes and limitations…
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The Bodhisattva’s Path to Clarity through Peaceful Practices in the Lotus Sūtra

Executive Summary Chapter Fourteen of the Lotus Sūtra, focusing on “Peaceful Practices,” offers a profound blueprint for spiritual cultivation for Bodhisattvas, those committed to universal liberation. The teachings go beyond mere moral prohibitions against actions like jealousy, anger, arrogance, flattery, deception, and dishonesty. Instead, they reveal these unwholesome behaviors as symptoms of deeper mental afflictions,…