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Incarcerated people Practicing in prison
Prison provides a unique place to practice the wish to benefit all sentient beings.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron The mantra and purifying karma
How to say and feel the mantra in your body, and in the break time,…
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Excitement and laxity; not applying and over-applyin...
The importance of introspective awareness in seeing laxity and excitement in the mind. What to…
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Identifying mental factors within our own minds
Beginning of the commentary on the mindfulness of phenomena, listing the phenomena to be abandoned…
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Forgetting the object of meditation
The importance of knowing and remembering what topic we are meditating on at the beginning…
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Laziness and its antidotes
How laziness interferes with concentration and how to counteract it.
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Review: Mindfulness of feelings and mind
A summary of the purpose and benefits of meditating on the mindfulness of feelings and…
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Compassion and ethics in the public discourse
Leading with compassion and ethical conduct can influence our society in a powerful way.
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Restlessness and regret
Advice for dealing with restlessness and regret that interfere with meditation practice.
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Dullness and drowsiness
How to prevent and deal with dullness and drowsiness that interfere with meditation.
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