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Venerable Thubten Chodron Clarifying the practice
Learning to work with anxiety. Questions from retreatants on visualization in the sadhana and about…
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Conditions for developing serenity
Six conditions for developing meditative stabilization, meditation posture. Physical pain during meditation and the mental…
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Five hindrances to concentration
A teaching on the five hindrances to concentration according to the Pali canon.
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Working through cause and effect
Defining physical and mental causes with examples. Tools to work with negative states of mind.
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Joyous effort and concentration
Qualities for counteracting laziness and developing joyous effort, and techniques to counteract tiredness and distraction…
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Mid-retreat discussion
Addressing questions on different aspects of the meditation: the body, emptiness, visualization and deity meditation.
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Raymond Larsen - Feb 1, 2008
An incentive to engage in virtue
A sudden illness gives a student greater incentive and renewed urgency to practice the Dharma.
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Taking joy in our Dharma practice
Having an appreciation for joyous effort and showing interest in overcoming laziness.
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Understanding Buddhist concepts
Clarifying concepts surrounding arhats and bodhisattvas. Questions on motivation to listen and the meditation on…
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama Women—part of the basis
HHDL about the importance of full ordination for women, the study of scriptures by women…
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Incarcerated people
Laziness that interferes with practice
How laziness interferes with Dharma practice. What it means to be kind to ourselves and…
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