Stages of sustained attention
Stages of sustained attention
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Cultivating Concentration Retreat 2019 
Sep 2, 2019 Part of a series of teachings given during the 2019 Concentration Retreat at Sravasti Abbey.
- Developing deep concentration is a process that occurs over a series of time
- Concentration alone doesn’t bring liberation
- Six powers
- Nine stages of sustained attention
Venerable Thubten Chodron
Venerable Chodron emphasizes the practical application of Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives and is especially skilled at explaining them in ways easily understood and practiced by Westerners. She is well known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1977 by Kyabje Ling Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India, and in 1986 she received bhikshuni (full) ordination in Taiwan. Read her full bio.
