Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Teachings on refuge in the Three Jewels and the Three Higher Trainings.

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Restlessness and laxity

Explaining the third of the five faults and eight antidotes as taught in Maitreya’s Differentiation…

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First two of Maitreya’s five faults

Explaining the first two of the five faults and eight antidotes as taught in Maitreya’s…

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Meditating on breath and overcoming hindrances

Explaining how one can meditate on the breath using Vasubandhu’s six steps for developing serenity,…

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Taming the five hindrances

Describing many efffective antidotes for taming the five hindrances, continuing the teaching from Chapter 7.

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Restlessness, regret and deluded doubt

Describing the differences between restlessness and regret, and also explaining the hindrance of deluded doubt,…

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The hindrance of desire

Explaining how to work with the restless body, concluding Chapter 6 and describing the five…

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Benefits on meditating on the Buddha

Explaining the benefits of meditating on the Buddha and a variety of meditation objects for…

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Objects for developing serenity

Continuing with observed objects for developing serenity, explaining three sections from Chapter 6: Objects for…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Review of challenges for western monastics

Reviewing the second half of chapter 5, covering Tibetan Monastics and Institutions and Challenges for…

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