concentration

Concentration refers to focusing single-pointedly on the object of meditation. Posts include instruction and guided meditations.

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Virtuous mental factors #7-11

Venerable Sangye Khadro explains virtuous mental factors #7-11, encouraging discussion about how to cultivate them…

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Ven. Chodron sits and teaches in front of a Maitreya statue at Vimalakirti Buddhist Centre Singapore.
Amitabha

Who is Amitabha?

Understanding Amitabha and his pure land. How the practice immerses you in the Buddhist teachings.…

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Venerable smiling and teaching in front of large image of His Holiness.
Four Truths for the Aryas

The three higher trainings and the eight fold path

The three higher trainings—ethics, concentration and wisdom—are explained with the practices of the eightfold noble…

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Cultivating Concentration Retreat 2018

The five faults and eight antidotes

How to identify the five faults that arise when doing concentration meditation, and how to…

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Cultivating Concentration Retreat 2018

Restlessness, regret, and doubt

How to identify and apply antidotes to the hindrances of restlessness, regret, and deluded doubt.

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Cultivating Concentration Retreat 2018

Malice and lethargy

How to identify and apply antidotes to the hindrances of malice and lethargy.

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Cultivating Concentration Retreat 2018

Mindfulness and sensual desire

The role of mindfulness in concentration meditation, and how to work with the hindrance of…

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Cultivating Concentration Retreat 2018

Qualities of concentration

The place of concentration meditation in Buddhism, and its unique qualities.

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Cultivating Concentration Retreat 2018

Motivation and meditation

The importance of motivation and the purpose and practice of meditation.

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New to Buddhism

Commitments and monotony

We need to keep up our practice because the benefit comes from its cumulative effect.

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Group of monastics and laypeople doing walking meditation.
Cultivating Healthy Relationships

Being a Dharma community

There is value in practicing and meditating with others. When we participate in our Dharma…

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Gomchen Lamrim

Review of five faults and eight antidotes

Venerable Thubten Samten leads a review of the Gomchen Lamrim sections on the five faults…

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