concentration
Concentration refers to focusing single-pointedly on the object of meditation. Posts include instruction and guided meditations.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron The four establishments of mindfulness
Beginning Chapter 12 on the four establishments of mindfulness: mindfulness of body, feeling, mind, and…
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The dance between mindfulness and introspection
Explaining the dependent relationship between mindfulness and introspective awareness, teaching from Chapter 11.
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Venerable Tenzin Tsepal Review of concentration in the Pali tradition
Reviewing the first part of the concentration in Pali tradition from Chapter 9, including excerpts…
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Venerable Thubten Damcho Review of the meditative absorptions
Reviewing meditative absorptions of the form realm and formless realm.
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Cultivating serenity in nine stages
Reviewing cultivating pliancy, attaining serenity and nine stages of sustained attention.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Cultivating a daily meditation practice
How cultivating a daily meditation practice can help us find emotional balance.
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Venerable Thubten Jigme Review of five faults and eight antidotes
Reviewing the five faults and eight antidotes from Maitreya’s Differentiation of the Middle from the…
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Introspective awareness
Completing the section describing the mental factor of mindfulness and beginning the section on the…
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Mindfulness and introspective awareness
Explaining the importance of mindfulness and introspective awareness, beginning chapter 11 on the higher training…
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Practicing serenity in the Chinese tradition
Explaining serenity and insight as found in the Chinese Buddhist tradition, and deviations in meditation,…
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Serenity and insight in Chinese buddhism
Explaining serenity and insight as found in the Chinese Buddhist tradition, continuing the teaching from…
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