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.
Latest Posts
View all posts in Venerable Thubten Chodron's teaching archive.
Incarcerated people Prison, life, impermanence
A person in prison describes the experience of solitary confinement and how by taking refuge…
View Post
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
The hills we climb
An incarcerated person writes about the joyful effort of practice and what it does for…
View Post
The extinguishing of fires
A person in prison reflects on the benefits of meditation practice and mindfulness.
View Post
Cherishing others
A continuation of the review and the importance of thinking about the disadvantages of self-centered…
View Post
The root of cyclic existence
A continuation of the review, and how important it is to eradicate the self-centered mind.
View Post
Review: Establishments of mindfulness in Shantideva
A review of the final quiz on the four establishments of mindfulness.
View Post
Quiz: Shantideva’s establishments of mindfulness
Quiz questions based on the teachings on the establishments of mindfulness from Chapter 9 of…
View Post
Following the Buddha’s advice
Selflessness of feelings and mind with regards to the establishments of mindfulness.
View Post
Our craving for feelings and contact
Examining how our feelings arise dependently gives us an objective view of how they rule…
View Post
Pleasant and unpleasant feelings
We are constantly motivated by attachment and aversion to feelings, which causes us to try…
View Post
Staving off the flood
Strengthening our precepts and practice helps to fortify our minds against the flood of attachment…
View Post