Continuing from Chapter 8: “The Essence of a Meaningful Life”, covering “Taking the Essence of Our Precious Human Live” and “Eight Worldly Concerns”
The eight worldly concerns
Tag Archives | concentration
Review of chapter 9
Venerable Thubten Samten reviews chapter 9 of the book “Approaching the Buddhist Path.”
Checking our meditation experiences
Finishing Chapter 10, covering sections “Checking Our Meditation Experiences” and “Signs of Progress” and beginning Chapter 11, covering the section “My Day”.
Stages of sustained attention
The nine stages of sustained attention prior to developing serenity or calm abiding.
Lethargy, sleepiness, restlessness, remorse
The third and fourth hindrance to developing concentration: lethargy and sleepiness, and restlessness and remorse.
Doubt
The fifth hindrance to developing concentration, and teachings from the Pali tradition on taming the five hindrances.
Sensual desire and malice
Walking meditation instructions, sitting meditation posture, and the first two hindrances to developing concentration.
Conditions conducive for developing concentration
The six conditions conducive for developing concentration and selecting an object of meditation – either an image of the Buddha or the breath.
Paths for spiritual development
Beginning Chapter 8 “A Systematic Approach” and covering the section “Paths for Spiritual Development” explaining the outline of the lamrim teachings.
Review of loving kindness
Venerable Thubten Nyima reviews the section in Chapter 3 on loving-kindness, giving commentary to the Metta Sutta from the Pali Canon.