A Presentation of the Establishment of Mindfulness

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“A Presentation of the Establishment of Mindfulness” by Jetsun Chokyi Gyaltsen comes from the fourth chapter of his general commentary to the Ornament of Clear Realization. This text from the Tibetan tradition lays out how to cultivate the four establishments of mindfulness according to the bodhisattva vehicle.

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A Presentation of the Establishment of Mindfulness

A Presentation of the Establishment of Mindfulness

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A Presentation of the Establishment of Mindfulness

Preparatory practices for establishing mindfulness

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Four observed objects

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The two manners of meditation

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Mindfulness of the body

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How feelings create dukkha

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Feelings dominate our reactivity

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