analytical meditation
Analytical meditation involves investigating a subject with reflection and reason in order to integrate the meaning of the Dharma and develop virtuous qualities. Posts include instruction and guided meditations.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Meditation for parents grieving the loss of a child
A guided meditation for those who are grieving the death of a child. The meditation…
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Meditation on trusting others
A guided analytical meditation on trust after trust was broken.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Meditation on compassion and personal distress
Meditation on distinguishing between compassion and personal distress at the suffering of others with ways…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Meditation on taking and giving
Increasing love and compassion through the meditative practice of tonglen.
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Meditation on the kindness of others
A guided meditation to generate awareness of interdependence and of being the recipient of kindness.
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Meditation on working with anger
A guided meditation to reflect on the causes of anger and the antidotes.
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Meditation on mind is the source of happiness and pain
A guided meditation to help understand how our thoughts and feelings influence our experience. Includes…
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Meditation on death
A guided meditation to help clarify priorities in life in order to live wisely and…
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Only the Dharma helps at death
Completing the section “Only Dharma helps at the time of death” in Chapter 9, explaining…
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Nine-point death meditation
Teaching nine-point death meditation, from the section “Learning from Our Own Mortality” in Chapter 9.
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Meditation on ways to understand impermanence
A guided meditation on five ways to understand impermanence as described in the book "The…
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Equanimity and the kindness of others
Leading a meditation on equanimity and teaching on the the seven-point cause and effect method…
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