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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Venerable Thubten Chodron The practice of mindfulness
The differences between Buddhist mindfulness and secular mindfulness practices. The four establishments of mindfulness and…
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Albert Ramos Meditation with noise
There are many distractions to meditation in prison. This is how one incarcerated person deals…
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Thich Nhat Hanh The Fifth Precept: Diet for a Mindful Society
A fresh perspective on the fifth Buddhist lay precept - going beyond abstaining from intoxicants…
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The Fourth Precept: Deep Listening and Loving Speech
A fresh perspective on the fourth Buddhist lay precept - speech that heals and promotes…
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The Third Precept: Sexual Responsibility
A fresh perspective on the third Buddhist lay precept - healing ourselves and our society…
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The Second Precept: Generosity
A fresh perspective on the second precept - moving beyond not stealing to cultivating an…
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The First Precept: Reverence for Life
A fresh perspective on the first Buddhist lay precept - promoting nonviolence and protecting life.
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The Five Wonderful Precepts: Introduction
Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh argues eloquently for the relevance of Buddhist ethics in contemporary…
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Dependent designation
Teaching on how everything depends on thought, and an explanation of the analogy of the…
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Dependent arising and emptiness
How to see ourselves as an illusion instead of buying into our usual distorted view…
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Questioning appearances
Teaching on extending the meditation on emptiness to things we own, and on the union…
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