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Hindrances to concentration: Dullness
The third of the five hindrances. Dullness and drowsiness and the antidotes to these hindrances.
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The first two of the five hindrances to concentration. How sensual desire and malice/ill will…
View PostConcentration, jhanas, and samadhi
The importance of suppressing the five hindrances in order to attain the jhanas.
View PostThe pratimoksha vows
The various types of individual liberation vows and clarifying some confusion about the meaning and…
View PostEthics and precepts
The importance of taking precepts and a reminder that precepts are voluntarily taken and are…
View PostMindfulness for ethics, concentration, and wisdom
The importance of mindfulness in all three of the higher trainings, with an emphasis on…
View PostMindfulness and introspective awareness
The importance of mindfulness and introspective awareness in our everyday lives.
View PostSix perfections and three higher trainings
What makes the three higher trainings higher--rather than just ordinary--is the long-term motivation of attaining…
View PostHigher training in ethics
How ethical discipline is the foundation on which concentration and wisdom are built. Taking precepts…
View PostEthics, concentration, and wisdom
Practicing the three higher trainings, which are practices imbued with refuge in the Three Jewels…
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