Nagarjuna’s analogies for the hindrances continued. Also advice on how to remove distracting thoughts.
Discourse on “The Removal of Distracting Thoughts”
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Structuring the meditation session
How to structure a meditation session, including the six preliminary practices before meditation. Identifying the five hindrances to concentration.
Guided meditation on the Buddha
A guided meditation on the Buddha and answers to questions on meditation.
The benefits of and conditions for developing serenity
Where serenity fits on the path to liberation, the three higher trainings of ethics, concentration, and wisdom. Also the conditions needed to generate serenity.
Concentration as a Buddhist practice
Instructions on walking meditation, the four immeasurables as aids to concentration, the breath as an object of concentration, and meditation postures.