Working with Buddhism’s “Three Poisons”
Explore Buddhism's foundational understanding of human psychology through the three poisons - attachment, aversion, and ignorance - learning how these fundamental mental patterns shape our actions and discovering how awareness can transform our relationship with them. Soto Zen priest Koun Franz is your guide.
Introduction: Understanding the Three Poisons
Meet Zen priest Koun Franz as he reframes Buddhism's "three poisons" not as things to avoid, but as the basic psychological mechanisms underlying all human behavior — the constant push and pull of attachment and aversion, and our relationship with what we don't know.
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Introduction: Understanding the Three Poisons
Meet Zen priest Koun Franz as he reframes Buddhism's "three poisons" not as things to avoid, but as the basic psychological mechanisms underlying all human behavior — the constant push and pull of attachment and aversion, and our relationship with what we don't know.
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How the 3 Poisons Work in Daily Life
Discover how attachment, aversion, and ignorance operate unconsciously in everyday situations like watching the news, building identity, and navigating disagreement, learning to recognize these patterns as they create our personal reality maps.
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Working with Total Darkness - A Guided Exercise
Experience a powerful thought experiment of waking in complete darkness, exploring how attachment seeks certainty, aversion pushes away fear, and embracing ignorance becomes the key to moving skillfully through unknown territory.
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