Following in the Buddha's Footsteps (2024–present)
Ongoing weekly teachings on Following in the Buddha's Footsteps coauthored by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chodron.
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Benefits on meditating on the Buddha
Venerable Thubten Chodron Explaining the benefits of meditating on the Buddha and a variety of meditation objects for cultivating serenity outlined by His Holiness, continuing teachings from Chapter…
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The hindrance of desire
Explaining how to work with the restless body, concluding Chapter 6 and describing the five hindrances and antidotes, covering sensual desire, from Chapter 7.
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Hindrances of malice, lethargy and sleepiness
Explaining the hindrances of malice, lethargy, and sleepiness, from Chapter 7.
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Taming the five hindrances
Describing many efffective antidotes for taming the five hindrances, continuing the teaching from Chapter 7.
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Meditating on the body and skeleton
Explaining how one can meditate on the foulness of the body or on the skeleton to counteract desire while developing serenity, continuing teaching from Chapter…
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Meditating on breath and overcoming hindrances
Explaining how one can meditate on the breath using Vasubandhu’s six steps for developing serenity, and how to overcome the hindrances, continuing the teaching from…
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First two of Maitreya’s five faults
Explaining the first two of the five faults and eight antidotes as taught in Maitreya’s Differentiation of the Middle and the Extremes, continuing the teaching…
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Restlessness and laxity
Explaining the third of the five faults and eight antidotes as taught in Maitreya’s Differentiation of the Middle and the Extremes, Restlessness and Laxity, and…
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Five faults eight antidotes
Explaining the last three of the five faults and eight antidotes as taught in Maitreya’s Differentiation of the Middle and the Extremes. Beginning the nine…
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The nine stages of sustained attention
Describing the nine stages of sustained attention as taught in Maitreya’s Ornament of Mahayana Sutras, continuing the teaching from Chapter 7.
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A diagram illustrating attaining serenity
Explaining the diagram illustrating the process of attaining serenity, completing the teaching from Chapter 7.
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Cultivating mundane insight
Introducing the seven preparations and the seven mental contemplations of cultivating mundane insight, where one is aiming to attain a form or formless realm of…
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