Members of the Abbey community go over questions 5-9 of the second quiz on the four establishments of mindfulness.
Review: Meditating on the mind
A series of teachings on A Presentation of the Establishment of Mindfulness by Gyalwa Chokyi Gyaltsen given at Sravasti Abbey from August 2010 – March 2011.
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A series of teachings on A Presentation of the Establishment of Mindfulness by Gyalwa Chokyi Gyaltsen given at Sravasti Abbey from August 2010 – March 2011.
Review: Mindfulness and wisdom
Members of the Abbey community go over the first four questions of the second quiz on the four establishments of mindfulness.
Quiz 2: Four establishments of mindfulness
A quiz covering the topics of mindfulness and meditation based on the teachings on the four establishments of mindfulness.
Measuring progress
How to measure progress in practicing the four establishments of mindfulness.
Facing decisions with courage
Advice from Geshe Sonam Rinchen on how to practice the four establishments of mindfulness.
A Mahayana practice
How arrogance in regard to Mahayana practice should be avoided. One should respect the practices of other traditions.
Overcoming the distortions of the mind
How mindfulness of the four objects correlates with the realization of the four noble truths; overcoming the four distortions.
Why mindfulness of phenomena leads to true paths
The meditations on mindfulness of phenomena and a review of the general characteristics of the four objects—body, feelings, mind and phenomena.
Identifying mental factors within our own minds
Beginning of the commentary on the mindfulness of phenomena, listing the phenomena to be abandoned and those to be adopted and how to meditate on this.
Review: Mindfulness of feelings and mind
A summary of the purpose and benefits of meditating on the mindfulness of feelings and the mind.