wisdom
Teachings on how to cultivate wisdom on many different levels, ranging from the wisdom that understands karma and its effects, the four truths, and how to benefit others, to the wisdom realizing the ultimate nature of reality.
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Mindfulness of feelings, mind, and phenomena
Overview of mindfulness of mind and phenomena plus advice for our practice.
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Mindfulness and attention
The difference between mindfulness and attention and advice for mindfulness in daily life.
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Four misconceptions about our body
Four ways we incorrectly view things in regards to our body.
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Mindfulness and the three higher trainings
How to meditate with mindfulness plus an introduction to the four establishments of mindfulness.
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Intro to superknowledges
Providing an overview of the superknowledges and explaining the first one, super-normal powers, continuing the…
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Staying steady in samsara
How cultivating a mind free from bias, attachment and anger benefits all beings.
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How we benefit from meditation
Meditation helps us develop positive qualities and overcome negative mental states.
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Four types of srvaka aryas and eight liberations
Concluding the section on four types of śrāvaka āryas, and beginning the section on the…
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Meditative absorption on the four truths
Describing some of the different ways to overcome innate afflictions and progress on the path…
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Gaining the correct view
Refuting common misconceptions and using critical analysis to understand emptiness.
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Cultivating mundane insight
Introducing the seven preparations and the seven mental contemplations of cultivating mundane insight, where one…
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