attachment

Teachings on the mental affliction of attachment, including its causes, disadvantages, and antidotes.

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Mindfulness of breathing

Concluding an overview of mindfulness of the body and explaining the first meditation object for…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Mindfulness of the body

Reviewing the four mindfulnesses in general, and then explaining the section on mindfulness of the…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Shared and specific characteristics

Covering a general description of the four establishments of mindfulness, and also the shared and…

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Good Karma Annual Retreat

Overcoming our rules of the universe

Examining our "rules of the universe" and how we create the causes for suffering.

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Cultivating serenity in nine stages

Reviewing cultivating pliancy, attaining serenity and nine stages of sustained attention.

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Review of five faults and eight antidotes

Reviewing the five faults and eight antidotes from Maitreya’s Differentiation of the Middle from the…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Practicing serenity in the Chinese tradition

Explaining serenity and insight as found in the Chinese Buddhist tradition, and deviations in meditation,…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

The five absorption factors

Explaining the importance of the five absorption factors which antidote the five hindrances, continuing the…

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