concentration
Concentration refers to focusing single-pointedly on the object of meditation. Posts include instruction and guided meditations.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Details of the five faults and eight antidotes
Detecting the obstacles to serenity and counteracting them.
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Venerable Thubten Dekyi Review of obstacles and antidotes
Reviewing Chapter 7 on "Obstacles and Antidotes" to Cultivating Serenity.
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Defining and recognizing laxity and excitement
Understanding two obstacles to developing serenity.
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Review: Higher training of concentration
Reviewing the highlights of chapter 6, sharing some clarifying information on the section about “Observed…
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Identifying objects for developing śamatha
Describing the objects to use for developing concentration.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Chapter 8: Verses 53-75
Examining the foulness of the body to reduce attachment that keeps us distracted.
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Chapter 8: Verses 38-53
The importance of pacifying distractions plus examining the impurity of the body.
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Preparatory practices, posture & stages of śamatha
The conditions and preparations for meditation practice.
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How the order of śamatha and insight is definite
Why both need to be cultivated and the order of development.
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Concentration in the Pali tradition
Completing Chapter 8, covering words of advice and commencing Chapter 9, describing concentration in Pali…
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The value of superknowledges
Describing the value of the Superknowledges, particularly for Bodhisattvas, continuing the teaching from Chapter 8.
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