concentration

Concentration refers to focusing single-pointedly on the object of meditation. Posts include instruction and guided meditations.

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Buddhist Worldview

Five questions on navigating the Buddhist path

How Buddhist teachings address complex questions about practice and realization.

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Ethics in the Modern World

Stop being a jerk

Exploring the three higher trainings and their role in our practice.

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

The four establishments of mindfulness

Beginning Chapter 12 on the four establishments of mindfulness: mindfulness of body, feeling, mind, and…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

The dance between mindfulness and introspection

Explaining the dependent relationship between mindfulness and introspective awareness, teaching from Chapter 11.

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Review of concentration in the Pali tradition

Reviewing the first part of the concentration in Pali tradition from Chapter 9, including excerpts…

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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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Meditation

Cultivating a daily meditation practice

How cultivating a daily meditation practice can help us find emotional balance.

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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

Introspective awareness

Completing the section describing the mental factor of mindfulness and beginning the section on the…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Mindfulness and introspective awareness

Explaining the importance of mindfulness and introspective awareness, beginning chapter 11 on the higher training…

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