Concentration
Teachings from the annual Cultivating Concentration Retreat held over Labor Day weekend.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Malice and lethargy
How to identify and apply antidotes to the hindrances of malice and lethargy.
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Mindfulness and sensual desire
The role of mindfulness in concentration meditation, and how to work with the hindrance of…
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Qualities of concentration
The place of concentration meditation in Buddhism, and its unique qualities.
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Motivation and meditation
The importance of motivation and the purpose and practice of meditation.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Balance in body, speech, and mind
A review of the five hindrances and sharing of Master Zhiyi's advice on cultivating balance…
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Overcoming hindrances to concentration
How to work with the hindrances of lethargy and sleepiness, agitation and remorse, and deluded…
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Getting unstuck from attachment and anger
How to work with sensual desire and malice that are hindrances to cultivating concentration.
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Criteria for developing serenity
Teachings from a text by Chinese Master Zhiyi on the levels of conditions we need…
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The prerequisites for concentration
An overview of the causes and conditions we need to cultivate as the foundation for…
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Working with the five hindrances
The remaining three of the five hindrances: dullness and drowsiness, restlessness and remorse, and doubt.
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Overcoming ill will
How to identify the hindrance of ill will and work with it to calm the…
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The context for developing concentration
A realistic attitude to take towards developing concentration, and an explanation of the hindrance of…
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