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Cultivating Concentration Retreat 2011

The five faults and eight antidotes

Explanation of Maitreya's teaching on cultivating serenity through overcoming the obstacles.

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Cultivating Concentration Retreat 2011

Meditation and hindrances

Explanation of the meditation posture, the preliminary practices, and mandala offering. Beginning of teachings on…

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Cultivating Concentration Retreat 2011

Mindfulness and introspective awareness

A teaching on the three higher trainings from subtle to gross levels. Explaining the two…

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Grounds and Paths

Mahayana path introduction

An overview of the Mahayana grounds and paths, and the advantages of bodhicitta.

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Exploring Monastic Life 2011

The Buddha’s advice to laypeople

The purpose of institutions and the importance of showing respect for the Buddha's teachings.

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Becoming a Monastic

Windows of opportunity

Learning the Dharma helps set a clear motivation, helping us to see when windows of…

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Exploring Monastic Life 2011

Adapting monastic precepts to culture

Society has changed since the Buddha's time. Examining what precepts would have been given for…

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Exploring Monastic Life 2011

The view of the middle way

Middle way (or Madhyamaka) philosophy: the view of reality free from the extremes of absolutism…

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Exploring Monastic Life 2011

Visualizations and Brahma’s request

Practical advice on how to use visualization practices to overcome hurt, resentment, and guilt from…

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Exploring Monastic Life 2011

Anger and selflessness

Examining our speech and the way our mind proliferates. How we grasp at true existence.

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