Cultivating Concentration Retreat 2019

Conditions required to develop serenity and hindrances to doing so according to the Pali and Sanskrit traditions.

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Conditions conducive for developing concentration

The six conditions conducive for developing concentration and selecting an object of meditation - either…

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Cultivating Concentration Retreat 2019

Sensual desire and malice

Walking meditation instructions, sitting meditation posture, and the first two hindrances to developing concentration.

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Cultivating Concentration Retreat 2019

Lethargy, sleepiness, restlessness, remorse

The third and fourth hindrance to developing concentration: lethargy and sleepiness, and restlessness and remorse.

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Cultivating Concentration Retreat 2019

Doubt

The fifth hindrance to developing concentration, and teachings from the Pali tradition on taming the…

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Cultivating Concentration Retreat 2019

Stages of sustained attention

The nine stages of sustained attention prior to developing serenity or calm abiding.

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