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Buddhist psychology: Mind and mental factors
Definitions of mind and mental factors according to the Sautrantika school.
View PostGuided meditation: imagining our death
Imagining our death prepares our mind for death and helps us make our life meaningful…
View PostThink out of the box
Challenging ourselves to step out of the mental boxes we create for ourselves, and to…
View PostNo compassion, no peace
A social and Dharma perspective on the recent grand jury decision not to indict the…
View PostChapter 10: Quiz review part 1
Review and discussion of questions on refuting misconceptions of a self. The first part of…
View PostThe Buddha’s life and teachings
Exploring how the life of the Buddha is understood between traditions, and the similarities and…
View PostHow to sit in meditation
A demonstration of how to sit in a stable meditation position that will calm the…
View PostVerse 76: The most powerful army
By cultivating an army of positive qualities, we can vanquish our afflictions and be truly…
View PostVerse 75: True heroes
How the mind of a spiritual practitioner stays steadfast amidst the glitter of worldly pleasures.
View PostQuiz: Aryadeva’s 400 Stanzas, Chapter 10
Quiz questions for a review of chapter 10 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the Middle…
View PostVerse 74: Every moment matters
How we have autonomy in every moment to work against our habitual patterns and live…
View PostEthical conduct and precepts
The higher training of ethical conduct: the eight types of precepts taken for liberation, and…
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