A Presentation of the Establishment of Mindfulness (2010-11)
Teachings on A Presentation of the Establishment of Mindfulness by Jetsun Chokyi Gyaltsen given at Sravasti Abbey from August 2010 – March 2011.
Examining the mind
Venerable Thubten Chodron Does the mind have parts? Insight into the Buddhist theory of the mind and mental factors.
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How to be mindful of the mind
What state of mind will be beneficial to you at the time of death? How to be mindful of your mind.
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Review: Meditating on the body
Venerable Thubten Tarpa A review of the mindfulness of the body, how meditating on the body leads to a more realistic view of it and decreases our attachment.
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Three ways to meditate on the mind
Is the mind the self? How to meditate on the mind to uncover its true nature.
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Quiz 1: Four establishments of mindfulness
A quiz covering the topics of mindfulness of body and mindfulness of feelings based on the teachings on the four establishments of mindfulness.
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Review: Mindfulness of the body
A discussion of the quiz questions that cover why the body, feelings, mind, and phenomena are the objects of mindfulness and a review of meditation…
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Review: Right understanding of feelings
An exploration of the mindfulness of feelings as related to craving and dukkha.
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Review: Mindfulness of feelings and mind
A summary of the purpose and benefits of meditating on the mindfulness of feelings and the mind.
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Identifying mental factors within our own minds
Beginning of the commentary on the mindfulness of phenomena, listing the phenomena to be abandoned and those to be adopted and how to meditate on…
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Why mindfulness of phenomena leads to true paths
The meditations on mindfulness of phenomena and a review of the general characteristics of the four objects—body, feelings, mind and phenomena.
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Overcoming the distortions of the mind
How mindfulness of the four objects correlates with the realization of the four noble truths; overcoming the four distortions.
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A Mahayana practice
How arrogance in regard to Mahayana practice should be avoided. One should respect the practices of other traditions.
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