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Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox

Jan 30, 2023

One way of practicing non-attachment can be expressed with the popular phrase, “Let go.” In verse 348 of the Dhammwpada, Buddha says, “ Let go of the past, 

let go of the future, let go of the present.” But what does it mean to let go? When we are attached to something, we are attached because of the way we’re...


Jan 2, 2023

Buddha taught that no chains are as powerful as attachment, and nothing bonds us to suffering like our attachment. In the First Noble Truth, Buddha didn't just say, "Life is pervaded by suffering," but defined suffering:

 

In short, the five clinging-aggregates are dukkha (suffering).

 

"And what is the cause by which...