Meditation

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Deity Meditation

Introduction to vajrayana

How vajrayana practice uses the imagination to help progress on the path, developing qualities and…

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Venerable smiling with palms together.
Cultivating the Four Immeasurables

The kindness of others: Teaching and guided meditation

How meditating on the kindness of others dispels feelings of separation from others and makes…

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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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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

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

Conditions conducive for developing concentration

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

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Manjushri Weeklong Retreat 2019

End of retreat Q&A

Various questions from the audience, including how to gain right views through hearing, thinking, and…

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Manjushri Weeklong Retreat 2019

“Letter to a Friend”: Verses 43-47

Venerable Thubten Chodron covers verses 43-47 of Nagarjuna’s “Letter to a Friend.”

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Manjushri Weeklong Retreat 2019

Watching the news as Dharma practice

Answering various questions from the audience, including how to watch and interpret the news with…

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Manjushri Weeklong Retreat 2019

The Buddha Refuge Jewel

The Three Jewels that Buddhists take refuge in on both the ultimate and conventional levels.

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Manjushri Weeklong Retreat 2019

The wisdom of composition

The seventh kind of wisdom we request Manjushri to inspire us to develop.

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