Sep 7, 2020

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Cultivating Concentration Retreat 2020

Discourse on “The Removal of Distracting Thoug...

Nagarjuna’s analogies for the hindrances continued. Also advice on how to remove distracting thoughts.

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Cultivating Concentration Retreat 2020

Structuring the meditation session

How to structure a meditation session, including the six preliminary practices before meditation. Identifying the…

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Cultivating Concentration Retreat 2020

The benefits of and conditions for developing serenity

Where serenity fits on the path to liberation, the three higher trainings of ethics, concentration,…

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Cultivating Concentration Retreat 2020

Concentration as a Buddhist practice

Instructions on walking meditation, the four immeasurables as aids to concentration, the breath as an…

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Karma and current ethical issues

Explaining karma and current ethical issues covering genetic engineering, stem cell research, cloning, birth control,…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Requesting teachings and our teachers to remain

Giving commentary to Verses 1-11 of Chapter 3, covering the limbs of rejoicing, requesting teachings,…

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Black and white image of a man gazing off into the distance.
On Impermanence

Don’t take life for granted

"In the blink of an eye, everything can change." A student examines how this truth…

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