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Meditation on the benefits of fortitude
Guided analytical meditation looking at the advantages of patience.
View PostRestlessness and laxity
Explaining the third of the five faults and eight antidotes as taught in Maitreya’s Differentiation…
View PostFirst two of Maitreya’s five faults
Explaining the first two of the five faults and eight antidotes as taught in Maitreya’s…
View PostMeditating on breath and overcoming hindrances
Explaining how one can meditate on the breath using Vasubandhu’s six steps for developing serenity,…
View PostMeditation on the disadvantages of anger
Reflection on how anger affects the body, mind and those around us.
View PostMeditating on the body and skeleton
Explaining how one can meditate on the foulness of the body or on the skeleton…
View PostTaming the five hindrances
Describing many efffective antidotes for taming the five hindrances, continuing the teaching from Chapter 7.
View PostRestlessness, regret and deluded doubt
Describing the differences between restlessness and regret, and also explaining the hindrance of deluded doubt,…
View PostHindrances of malice, lethargy and sleepiness
Explaining the hindrances of malice, lethargy, and sleepiness, from Chapter 7.
View PostMeditation on the sense of self behind anger
Guided investigation of the "I" that feels anger.
View PostThe hindrance of desire
Explaining how to work with the restless body, concluding Chapter 6 and describing the five…
View PostBenefits on meditating on the Buddha
Explaining the benefits of meditating on the Buddha and a variety of meditation objects for…
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