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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Palza - Jul 12, 2016
Palza The conversation
A student listens to the conversations that go on inside her head, and decides to…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Chapter 3: Verses 287-293
Continued explanation of the 25 qualities attained through creating the causes and conditions for the…
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Challenging self view
The various reasonings refuting that the person exists inherently in or separate from the aggregates.
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Refuting inherent existence
Analyzing whether the person is one with the aggregates, and how we have difficulty seeing…
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Emptiness and compassion
Analyzing whether the person is one or different from the aggregates.
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Karma and emptiness
An overview of why we would want to learn about emptiness and teaches on the…
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Eating mindfully
A continuation of the commentary on five ways to think in order to make eating…
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Eating with gratitude
A commentary on the first two of the five contemplations before meals from the Chinese…
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Our motivation for eating
A new series of talks, "Food for Awakening," on Buddhist perspectives about eating.
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Mindfulness of the mind and phenomena
Mindfulness of the mind gets us in touch with the workings of the mind. Mindfulness…
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Questions and answers on the establishments of mindf...
A discussion of mindfulness of feelings. Neutral feelings and how they arise, attachment to children.…
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