Stages of the Path: Four Noble Truths (2009)
Short talks on the four truths for aryas based on the Guru Puja text by the first Panchen Lama Lobsang Chokyi Gyaltsen.
Hindrances to concentration: Doubt
Venerable Thubten Chodron The fifth of the five hindrances, doubt, and how to counteract it. The importance of applying the good advice we get in response to our…
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Concentration and the five absorption factors
A brief description of serenity and the levels of concentration and how they relate to the three realms: desire, form, and formless.
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Five absorptions factors in brief
A brief description of each of the five absorption factors. How the pleasure we get from these deep states of concentration is different from worldly…
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Patience in developing serenity
How we cultivate the absorption factors along with cultivating serenity and the importance of patience in cultivating concentration.
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Counteracting the hindrances
How we use the absorption factors when cultivating concentration and which absorption factors counteract which of the hindrances.
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Absorption factors and the jhanas
Entering the jhanas and how one progresses through the jhanas.
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