Understanding Amitabha and his pure land. How the practice immerses you in the Buddhist teachings. The qualities to be developed to be reborn in the pure land.
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Tag Archives | concentration
The three higher trainings and the eight fold path
The three higher trainings—ethics, concentration and wisdom—are explained with the practices of the eightfold noble path, which are subsumed under the three.
The five faults and eight antidotes
How to identify the five faults that arise when doing concentration meditation, and how to apply the eight antidotes to them.
Restlessness, regret, and doubt
How to identify and apply antidotes to the hindrances of restlessness, regret, and deluded doubt.
Malice and lethargy
How to identify and apply antidotes to the hindrances of malice and lethargy.
Mindfulness and sensual desire
The role of mindfulness in concentration meditation, and how to work with the hindrance of sensual desire.
Qualities of concentration
The place of concentration meditation in Buddhism, and its unique qualities.
Motivation and meditation
The importance of motivation and the purpose and practice of meditation.
Compromisos y monotonía
El beneficio de la práctica proviene de su efecto acumulativo.
Commitments and monotony
We need to keep up our practice because the benefit comes from its cumulative effect.