ethical conduct
Teachings on ethical conduct, a fundamental Buddhist practice that is based on avoiding harmful actions and engaging in constructive actions.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Complaining: a favorite pastime
Complaining causes disharmony with others and serves no positive purpose. The difference between complaining and…
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Mary Grace Lentz Done with the detour
Without renouncing her householder responsibilities, she continues to deepen her understanding of how to perfectly…
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Eddie Williams - Jul 3, 2010
Eddie Williams Walking in your footsteps
A student's poetic appreciation of the Buddha.
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Absorption factors and the jhanas
Entering the jhanas and how one progresses through the jhanas.
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Counteracting the hindrances
How we use the absorption factors when cultivating concentration and which absorption factors counteract which…
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Patience in developing serenity
How we cultivate the absorption factors along with cultivating serenity and the importance of patience…
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Five absorptions factors in brief
A brief description of each of the five absorption factors. How the pleasure we get…
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Concentration and the five absorption factors
A brief description of serenity and the levels of concentration and how they relate to…
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Hindrances to concentration: Doubt
The fifth of the five hindrances, doubt, and how to counteract it. The importance of…
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Hindrances to concentration: Remorse
Part two of two talks on the fourth of the five hindrances, restlessness and remorse,…
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Hindrances to concentration: Restlessness
Part one of two talks on the fourth of the five hindrances, restlessness and remorse,…
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Hindrances to concentration: Dullness and drowsiness
A continuation of the third of the five hindrance, dullness and drowsiness, and how to…
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