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Clarifying the practice
Learning to work with anxiety. Questions from retreatants on visualization in the sadhana and about…
View PostConditions for developing serenity
Six conditions for developing meditative stabilization, meditation posture. Physical pain during meditation and the mental…
View PostFive hindrances to concentration
A teaching on the five hindrances to concentration according to the Pali canon.
View PostWorking through cause and effect
Defining physical and mental causes with examples. Tools to work with negative states of mind.
View PostJoyous effort and concentration
Qualities for counteracting laziness and developing joyous effort, and techniques to counteract tiredness and distraction…
View PostMid-retreat discussion
Addressing questions on different aspects of the meditation: the body, emptiness, visualization and deity meditation.
View PostAn incentive to engage in virtue
A sudden illness gives a student greater incentive and renewed urgency to practice the Dharma.
View PostTaking joy in our Dharma practice
Having an appreciation for joyous effort and showing interest in overcoming laziness.
View PostUnderstanding Buddhist concepts
Clarifying concepts surrounding arhats and bodhisattvas. Questions on motivation to listen and the meditation on…
View PostWomen—part of the basis
HHDL about the importance of full ordination for women, the study of scriptures by women…
View PostLaziness that interferes with practice
How laziness interferes with Dharma practice. What it means to be kind to ourselves and…
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