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Stages of the Path in the Guru Puja

Concentration and the five absorption factors

A brief description of serenity and the levels of concentration and how they relate to…

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Stages of the Path in the Guru Puja

Hindrances to concentration: Doubt

The fifth of the five hindrances, doubt, and how to counteract it. The importance of…

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Stages of the Path in the Guru Puja

Hindrances to concentration: Remorse

Part two of two talks on the fourth of the five hindrances, restlessness and remorse,…

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Stages of the Path in the Guru Puja

Hindrances to concentration: Restlessness

Part one of two talks on the fourth of the five hindrances, restlessness and remorse,…

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Seven-point Mind Training

An inherently existent self

How to investigate if the self is inherently different from the aggregates and steps in…

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Stages of the Path in the Guru Puja

Hindrances to concentration: Dullness

The third of the five hindrances. Dullness and drowsiness and the antidotes to these hindrances.

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Light comes through behind fir trees.
Helping the Dying and Deceased

Helping the dying

Reducing attachment to the body and examining ways we can be of benefit to those…

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Light comes through behind fir trees.
Helping the Dying and Deceased

Five forces at time of death

What happens after we die and looking at our attachment to the body, starting to…

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Light comes through behind fir trees.
Helping the Dying and Deceased

Death and peace of mind

A short explanation of the Amitabha Buddha practice followed by suggestions on dealing with our…

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Light comes through behind fir trees.
Helping the Dying and Deceased

Contemplating death

Ignoring the reality of death is often the norm, but there are benefits to contemplating…

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Seven-point Mind Training

The self and the aggregates

Selflessness of persons: how to investigate if the self is inherently one with the aggregates.

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