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Attention and aspiration
The important characteristics of attention and aspiration mental factors.
View PostDiscrimination, intention and contact
The subtleties of mental factors and their relation to karma.
View PostIntroduction to mind and mental factors
The Buddhist view of our thoughts and consciousness.
View PostA second pilgrimage in China
Two weeks of travel in China followed by two weeks of retreat and teachings with…
View PostThe value of a disciplined way of life
Buddha's monastic precepts and their similarities to the Christian practice.
View PostRight effort, view, and thought
Concluding the teachings on the the eightfold noble path by looking at right effort, right…
View PostRight concentration and effort
Examining the eightfold noble path through right concentration and right effort.
View PostMandala and the far-reaching attitudes
Discussion about mandala offerings and demonstration of how to offer the mandala.
View PostRight mindfulness
Examining the eightfold noble path through mindfulness of body, feelings, mind, and phenomena.
View PostWhen and why the mandala is offered
Review of how to build the mandala, when and why the mandala is offered, and…
View PostRight action and livelihood
Examining the eightfold noble path through right action and right livelihood.
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