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How to Meditate: Purpose and posture
Preparing the mind and body for a meditation session.
View PostTypes of nirvana
Continuing teaching from Chapter 11, covering natural nirvana and nirvana with remainder and nirvana without…
View PostAttachment to body, friends, and family
Commentary on verses by Shantideva covering antidotes for attachment to the body, friends, and relatives.
View PostPrāsaṅgika Madhyamaka tenets: Part 1
Introduction to Prāsaṅgika tenet school including origin, etymology and the mode of asserting objects.
View PostSpreading compassion
Through compassionate interaction with others we can inspire those around us to behave more compassionately.
View PostMeditation on cultivating a compassionate attitude
A guided meditation to help tap into the quality of compassion in our mind and…
View PostAttachment hinders our concentration
Commentary to verses 23 - 28, which describe attachment as a hindrance, and dwelling in…
View PostThe two obscurations
Continuing teaching from Chapter 11, covering afflictive obscurations and cognitive obscurations.
View PostLiving in novice precepts
An explanation of various aspects of monastic life and detailed practical advice.
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