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Venerable Thubten Chodron The joy of retreat
A question-and-answer session sharing the challenges and accomplishments of meditating on the four establishments of…
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Mahayana establishments of mindfulness
The Mahayana manner of meditating on the four establishments of mindfulness, considering each in terms…
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Buddha nature
The distinction between the awakened buddha nature and the natural buddha nature and the conditions…
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Meditation on bones
Meditating on bones to deepen our understanding of impermanence and our renunciation of cyclic existence.
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Inferential cognizers and obscured phenomena
How to apply syllogisms to examine the day-to-day assumptions our conceptual mind makes.
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Meditating on mindfulness of feelings
How to distinguish raw physical sensation and unpleasant feelings and noting how the mind relates…
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Mindfulness and lamrim meditation
How the four establishments of mindfulness practice fits with the Stages of the Path to…
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How to practice in retreat
General instructions on what to do during and between meditation sessions.
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Three types of dukkha
The three types of dukkha and its causes, how to generate renunciation, and methods for…
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Motivation for practicing Dharma
Fitting the four establishments of mindfulness practices into the framework of the lamrim as well…
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