About this episode

Gen Devi discusses the roots of suffering and the possibility of true freedom through understanding distorted perspectives in our minds.

When we discover the true source of all pain and problems: distorted perspectives within our own mind we see the possibility of true freedom. In this teaching Gen Devi discusses how ignorance, attachment, and aversion are the roots of suffering. Learn about the cycle of contaminated life (samsara) and how to develop an authentic wish to escape this mental prison. Based on the book How to Transform Your Life by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

People in this episode

Host: Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

Guest: Gen Devi

Topics covered

• suffering
• freedom
• samsara
• attachment
• aversion
• mental prison

Keywords

• pain
• problems
• ignorance
• attachment
• aversion
• samsara
• mental prison
• freedom

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: How to Transform Your Life

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