mindfulness
Teachings on mindfulness, a mental factor that enables the mind to stay on its chosen object. These include teachings on mindfulness in developing concentration and keeping ethical conduct.
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The four foundations of mindfulness
How to practice mindfulness of the body, feelings, mind and phenomena.
View PostOpen heart, clear mind
How the mind affects our experience and how to create the causes for happiness.
View PostTen powers and eighteen unshared qualities
Concluding the ten powers of buddhas (9 - 10), and covering the first twelve of…
View PostOverview of the Buddhist path
The Buddhist path and the types of spiritual happiness we can attain along the way.
View PostFour keys to wellbeing
Continuation of teachings on the stages of grief and the four keys to wellbeing.
View PostThe Buddha’s five recollections
Responding to loss and working with the Buddha's five contemplations.
View PostAddressing negative emotions
Using difficulties as a reminder of cyclic existence and learning to transform negative emotions.
View PostWhat is meditation?
Teaching on how meditation in a Tibetan Buddhist perspective gives tools, methods, ways, and paths…
View PostReflections on my good fortune
That I have been able to communicate with you for this long is very special.…
View PostAnalytic and placement meditation
Explaining the misconceptions about analytical meditation and placement meditation and how to refute them, completing…
View PostWhat to do between sessions
Explaining the four causes to restrain the mind as what to do in the periods…
View PostThe coffee pot: A test of my tolerance
Here, at the prison where I live, everyone dreads the coffee pot. Unlike a majority…
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