Teachings
Teachings on the Buddhist worldview from introductory talks to comprehensive explanations of the stages of the path to awakening.
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Hindrances to concentration: Restlessness
Part one of two talks on the fourth of the five hindrances, restlessness and remorse,…
View PostHindrances to concentration: Dullness and drowsiness
A continuation of the third of the five hindrance, dullness and drowsiness, and how to…
View PostAn inherently existent self
How to investigate if the self is inherently different from the aggregates and steps in…
View PostHindrances to concentration: Dullness
The third of the five hindrances. Dullness and drowsiness and the antidotes to these hindrances.
View PostThe self and the aggregates
Selflessness of persons: how to investigate if the self is inherently one with the aggregates.
View PostHindrances to concentration: Desire and ill will
The first two of the five hindrances to concentration. How sensual desire and malice/ill will…
View PostConcentration, jhanas, and samadhi
The importance of suppressing the five hindrances in order to attain the jhanas.
View PostReview: Object of negation
A review of the commentary on identifying the object of negation: the reasoning used to…
View PostThe pratimoksha vows
The various types of individual liberation vows and clarifying some confusion about the meaning and…
View PostEthics and precepts
The importance of taking precepts and a reminder that precepts are voluntarily taken and are…
View PostMindfulness for ethics, concentration, and wisdom
The importance of mindfulness in all three of the higher trainings, with an emphasis on…
View PostEstablishing selflessness
Three mistaken approaches to determining selflessness and the order for establishing selflessness.
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