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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Addressing negative emotions
Using difficulties as a reminder of cyclic existence and learning to transform negative emotions.
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…
View PostHow to explain the Dharma
Continuing teaching from Chapter 3, explaining the benefits of teaching the dharma and the proper…
View PostCompassion for oneself, compassion for others
How we can overcome self-hatred and self-criticism and learn to be more kind and friendly…
View PostOvercoming obstacles to practice
What hindrances affect our practice? Examples of these and how to overcome them.
View PostTransforming knowledge into action
Practices we can do in daily life to integrate the Dharma. The perfection of joyous…
View PostBuddhist perspectives on death
What the Buddha taught about death and the benefits of meditating on it.
View PostI am a Buddhist
D. S. reflects on how his studies in Buddhism have influenced his life as an…
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