concentration
Concentration refers to focusing single-pointedly on the object of meditation. Posts include instruction and guided meditations.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Hindrances to concentration: Desire and ill will
The first two of the five hindrances to concentration. How sensual desire and malice/ill will…
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Concentration, jhanas, and samadhi
The importance of suppressing the five hindrances in order to attain the jhanas.
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Mindfulness for ethics, concentration, and wisdom
The importance of mindfulness in all three of the higher trainings, with an emphasis on…
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Mindfulness and introspective awareness
The importance of mindfulness and introspective awareness in our everyday lives.
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Six perfections and three higher trainings
What makes the three higher trainings higher--rather than just ordinary--is the long-term motivation of attaining…
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Awareness of emptiness
The awareness of emptiness achieved during meditation can be strengthened by developing our concentration.
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Visualizing the object of meditation
How to visualize Tara during concentration, or shamatha, meditation, both front-generation and self-generation.
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What it means to do retreat
We have to understand what retreat means. We are retreating from dukkha, from suffering, not…
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Lesli Weber - Oct 2, 2009
Lesli Weber Brain training: The effects of meditation on the brain
Feel measurably happier, improve self-awareness and concentration through meditative training.
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The Greater Discourse on the “Simile of the He...
One can easily become satisfied with lesser spiritual goals and miss out on seeking the…
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The purpose of developing concentration
The importance of remembering the Buddha's qualities, observing ethical conduct, and not taking the teachings…
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Samsaric pleasures and developing concentration
Seeking pleasant feelings and avoiding pain are due to ignorance of the nature of self…
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