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 Nirvana as the object of meditation
Continuing teaching from Chapter 11, explaining nirvana as the object of meditation.
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Imagining our death and pacifying distractions
Commentary on verses from Shanitdeva on the benefits of subduing distractions to meditation including attachment…
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The two obscurations
Continuing teaching from Chapter 11, covering afflictive obscurations and cognitive obscurations.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Uncovering unrealistic expectations
A discussion about unrealistic expectations that can interfere with Dharma practice and ordained life.
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Freedom from cyclic existence
Commencing teaching from Chapter 11, describing five paths of the practitioners of sravaka vehicle.
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Concentration, knowledge & vision and disenchan...
Continuing teaching from Chapter 10, explaining the transcendental factors concentration, knowledge and vision, disenchantment and…
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Transcendental dependent origination
Continuing teaching from Chapter 10, explaining the flow the transcendental dependent origination and covering faith,…
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70 Topics: Concentrations, absorptions, and bodhisat...
Teachings on chapter 1, topics 8 and 9 on the achieving of engagement and the…
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Objects for hindrances to cultivating serenity
The hindrances of dullness and excitement and the antidotes we can apply when these arise.
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Posture and objects for cultivating serenity
The eight-point Vairocana meditation position and what object to take as your mental object to…
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Cultivating special insight and serenity
The prerequisites to cultivate special insight and the preliminary practices condensed in the seven-limb prayer.
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Prerequisites for serenity
What is needed to meditate on serenity and insight? Both are needed equally to attain…
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