mindfulness
Teachings on mindfulness, a mental factor that enables the mind to stay on its chosen object. These include teachings on mindfulness in developing concentration and keeping ethical conduct.
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Incarcerated people All I daydream about is here right now
A reflection on becoming more present, thankful, and mindful in the things we're doing and…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Verse 74: Every moment matters
How we have autonomy in every moment to work against our habitual patterns and live…
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Verse 72: The sweetest conversation
How to be mindful of our speech, our motivations when interacting with others, and cultivating…
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Verse 71: Living an exemplary life
Developing authentic care and concern for others. The progression from faking it to being it…
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Verse 67: The wise and skilled teacher
The importance of finding our own internal wisdom, integrating the Dharma into our lives so…
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Advice for Dharma practice
A question and answer session covering topics such as social conformity, guilt and regret, dealing…
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Clinging to our identity
The definition of mindfulness of phenomena and how we cling to and grasp at our…
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Mindfulness of the body and feelings
Different ways of meditation on the four establishments of mindfulness, focusing first on the body…
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Meditation, misconceptions, and the four seals
Manners of meditation, the four seals of Buddhism, and the benefits of understanding the body,…
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Mindfulness and introspective awareness
An introduction to the teachings on the four establishments of mindfulness. How wisdom, mindfulness, and…
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Verse 64: Our supreme friend
Mindfulness of the Dharma teachings that we have studied and contemplated is our best friend…
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Verse 52: The antidote to apathy
Apathy is a self-defeating mental state. How to cultivate the four aspects of joyous effort…
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