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Restlessness, regret, and doubt
How to identify and apply antidotes to the hindrances of restlessness, regret, and deluded doubt.
View PostMalice and lethargy
How to identify and apply antidotes to the hindrances of malice and lethargy.
View PostMindfulness and sensual desire
The role of mindfulness in concentration meditation, and how to work with the hindrance of…
View PostQualities of concentration
The place of concentration meditation in Buddhism, and its unique qualities.
View PostBenefiting the world through the Dharma
A talk with Tibetan nuns about Sravasti Abbey and how monastic life is being involved…
View PostMotivation and meditation
The importance of motivation and the purpose and practice of meditation.
View PostSupporting the Dharma practitioner
There is merit in supporting the Dharma practitioner, but we also need to practice the…
View PostPractice, study, and offer service
Each of us needs to find the right combination of study, practice, and service that…
View PostThe Foundation of Buddhist Practice: The source of h...
Because source of happiness and suffering is our own mind, the way to find happiness…
View PostCommitments and monotony
We need to keep up our practice because the benefit comes from its cumulative effect.
View PostHappiness through renunciation
What do we renounce? We renounce the afflictive mental states that cause negative karma.
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