concentration
Concentration refers to focusing single-pointedly on the object of meditation. Posts include instruction and guided meditations.
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Serenity meditation and the four essential points
The remedies to laxity and excitement, and the nine stages of meditative stabilization.
View PostMindfulness and antidotes to hindrances
How reflecting on the kindness of others motivates our spiritual practice and sets the context…
View PostConditions for practice
A description of the obstacles to meditation, how to have good meditation posture, and the…
View PostMeditative stability and wisdom
How the last two of the six far-reaching practices lead to the abilities used to…
View PostVerse 102: The sparkling mirror
How studying the lamrim and doing retreat helps us to cultivate concentration, which contributes to…
View PostReview of the intermediate scope practices of the la...
Review of the topics and practices in common with the intermediate scope practitioner.
View PostThe bodhisattva precepts: Part 3 and the six perfect...
The Bodhisattva precepts on the ethical conduct of benefiting others. The importance of practicing the…
View PostThe eightfold path
Explanation of the eightfold noble path as it is viewed in the Pali and Sanskrit…
View PostOvercoming the five hindrances to concentration
The antidotes for the five hindrances to developing meditative concentration.
View PostVerse 65: Resting the weary mind
On the hindrances that arise when we cultivate concentration and how to counteract them with…
View PostVerse 53: The wandering mind
What it means to have a distracted mind in the context of tantra, and how…
View PostVerse 51: Destroying the garden of happiness
Mindfulness and introspective awareness are crucial tools in removing weeds that destroy the garden of…
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