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Meditation

Remedies to obstacles to meditation

Remedies to common obstacles to meditation plus additional insights for our practice.

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Meditation

Understanding meditation

Different concepts that help us to understand meditation plus practical advice.

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Meditation

Four components of a meditation session

Advice for problems with meditation plus different types and components of meditation.

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Meditation

Questions about meditation

Venerable Sangye Khadro answers questions about meditation and gives advice for our practice.

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Meditation

How we benefit from meditation

Meditation helps us develop positive qualities and overcome negative mental states.

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Eight liberations and nine serial absorptions

Reviewing the eight liberations and explaining the eight liberations from Pali tradition and nine serial…

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Peaceful Living, Peaceful Dying Retreats

Death and purification

The four powers of purification and the importance of purification now and at the time…

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Peaceful Living, Peaceful Dying Retreats

The process of death

Exploring the eight stages of death and how this knowledge can benefit us.

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Peaceful Living, Peaceful Dying Retreats

Preparing for death

Specific strategies we can employ to prepare for death now and why this is important.

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Peaceful Living, Peaceful Dying Retreats

The time of death is uncertain

Understanding that the timing of death is uncertain helps us make the most of our…

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